In the backyard vs At the backyard

The correct phrase is 'in the backyard.' 'At the backyard' is not commonly used in English. 'In the backyard' is the appropriate preposition to indicate a location within the boundaries of the backyard.

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In the backyard

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use 'in the backyard' to indicate a location within the boundaries of the backyard.

Examples:

The children are playing in the backyard.
I found my keys in the backyard.

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I was in the backyard cooking with ronnie.
He had a bunker under his shed in the backyard.
Sorry, I was just in the backyard.
Took it in the backyard by the barbecue grill.
We were going to be married in the backyard.
H! Listen, I found something in the backyard.
Notice the gazebo in the backyard.
We buried it in the backyard.
Thought we'd give the hammock in the backyard a try.
Put him in the backyard and walked out.
That explains all the dead squirrels in the backyard.
I don't want to bury another one in the backyard.
I found a few in the backyard.
Tear down that mess in the backyard.
I recently discovered my cat Frances buried in the backyard.
You made that snowman in the backyard.
Jamie can't stop talking about camping in the backyard.
It fell out of my pocket in the backyard.
The gardener found him in the backyard.
He took a terrible spill in the backyard.

Alternatives:

in the garden
in the yard
in the back garden
in the rear yard
in the outdoor space

At the backyard

This phrase is not commonly used in English.

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We're looking at the backyard view in real time.
The parking is located at the backyard of the Hotel Wyspianski PTTK.
When I was in my preschool, my parents dropped me off at the backyard of some old woman.
Just let me sneak a peek at the backyard.
However, Mr Schulz should take a closer look at the backyard of German hooliganism.
As soon as we got back, I punished the first guy I saw at the backyard.
On my wedding day, I... I tried on the dress, and I looked out the window at the backyard where the aisle was, and...
Mom's yelling at York in the backyard.
He is safe at home in the backyard with his ma.
To equip functional simple drinkers and feeders for chickens with your own hands under the power of any master, especially since materials are always at hand on the backyard.
And they'd like to get married at your house in the backyard.
No-one ever really knew why Oriel Lamb moved out into the backyard at Cloud Street.
Most part of it - already weared out from using - end up going to dumpsters, alongside of rivers and highways, or even at the house backyard, where, gathers water, it attracts insects able to transmit diseases.
at the farm in the backyard-fun environment, especially for children-supermarket 6 km Centre 50 m
2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Don? t poke the chicken at your backyard barbecue You might be planning a home remodeling project and it includes an outdoor kitchen.A big part of that plan will be the type of grill you introduce.
you are actually at the residents in the backyard, the locals are very kind and caring, we were there in a silent period, season over, so really nice it was not there. But for a CP to do very well.
Just that little boy standing in the backyard, staring up at the sky...
And she was playing in the backyard.
Your vision never extended beyond the backyard.
Apparently the intruder escaped via the backyard.

Alternatives:

in the backyard
in the garden
in the yard
in the back garden
in the rear yard

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