How to Use barnyard in a Sentence

barnyard

noun
  • And while the scent of pure leather can be tricky, fear not—this does not skew barnyard.
    — Town & Country, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Leashed dogs are permitted in the park but not in the barnyard area.
    — Madeline McKenzie, The Seattle Times, 26 Apr. 2017
  • Plus, the toys can help teach kids the names of barnyard animals.
    — Bridget Shirvell, Parents, 11 July 2023
  • Plus, the toys can help teach kids the names of barnyard animals.
    — Bridget Shirvell, Parents, 18 Nov. 2023
  • There’s some ginger too, and the barnyard funk from the nose just about manages to hang on.
    — Felipe Schrieberg, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2021
  • Live-poultry stores draw immigrants for whom a barnyard odor means farm-fresh meat.
    — Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2023
  • Encourage creative play with this sweet, soft barnyard toy set.
    — Tessa Bahoosh, USA TODAY, 6 Nov. 2020
  • This year, researchers welcomed a raft of world-first barnyard creatures.
    — Megan Molteni, Wired, 28 Dec. 2020
  • What had begun as a barnyard musical was now a ghost story.
    — Jon Billman, Outside Online, 13 Mar. 2017
  • In addition to the circus and barnyard acts, passersby will fill in as guests.
    — Hillary Davis, Daily Pilot, 8 Aug. 2019
  • The sun is shining, the hay is piled high and friendly barnyard animals roam over lush green grass.
    — Melissa Hendrickson, Smithsonian, 6 Aug. 2019
  • Check out the farm animals at the adjoining barnyard while there.
    — Nancy Ngo, Twin Cities, 17 May 2017
  • This isn’t Bacon and Sedgwick’s first barnyard soirée shared with fans.
    — Henry Chandonnet, Peoplemag, 4 July 2023
  • The tongue of the wagon knocked the front off the barn, with the horses looking into the barnyard below.
    — Helen Shriver Riley, Baltimore Sun, 29 July 2023
  • Next to those unassuming birds of the barnyard, the little red wheelbarrow stands out all the more.
    — Danny Heitman, WSJ, 2 Oct. 2020
  • From the orchard to the barnyard, all these things come together in various ways.
    — Debbie Arrington, sacbee.com, 16 May 2017
  • The initial hay and mustiness opens up to a combination of lemon peel, thyme, and a hint of barnyard funk.
    — Felipe Schrieberg, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2021
  • The tour includes a garden with koi ponds, a treehouse, and a barnyard with chickens, goats and donkeys.
    — Shannon Dominy, ajc, 8 Apr. 2017
  • In contrast to the winery’s sleek modernism, the vineyards are tended by a barnyard menagerie.
    — Patricia Harris and David Lyon, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Apr. 2018
  • Trouble and the rest of the herd spent their days roaming three canyons and being tended to by staff in the animal barnyard.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2023
  • The barnyard fable is as old as the barnyard, as old as Aesop, older than the Bible.
    — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 9 May 2026
  • Keep kids entertained with a visit to see the barnyard baby animals, or a ride on a pony or wagon.
    — Alesandra Dubin, Country Living, 30 Sep. 2022
  • The raspy burn of the first sip mellows into an earthy, barnyard funk and ends with a finish that lingers with botanical intrigue.
    — Susan Choung, Good Housekeeping, 6 Mar. 2023
  • At some point in the midst of their walking around an imaginary barnyard, Adler told the class that an atomic bomb was about to fall.
    — Evan Kindley, The New Republic, 31 Jan. 2022
  • In the very first scene the camera studies a barnyard where nothing special is going on, apart from a goose giving a goat a hard time.
    — Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, 29 July 2021
  • The interior is trimmed in a barnyard of high end woods and leather, and can be ordered with a pair of first-class rear seats and a bar between them.
    — Gary Gastelu, Fox News, 10 May 2018
  • Sadly for the dairy lobbyists, the definition of milk has long since broken out of the barnyard.
    — Mary Norris, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2020
  • Piney Acres Farm starts with some pre-show fun with hayrides, a playground and barnyard activities.
    — Chris Sims, Indianapolis Star, 3 Sep. 2019
  • While domestic ducks spend their days in a barnyard or a pen, wild ducks fly hundreds or thousands of miles twice a year, Wilkins points out.
    — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Even the repetitive cutaways to barnyard animals are done with a modicum of comedic and artistic panache.
    — Courtney Howard, Variety, 7 Sep. 2023

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