Sentence examples for backyard compound from inspiring English sources

The authorities say Mr. Garrido kept Ms. Dugard and her two daughters, whom he fathered, captive in that backyard compound.

Despite regular visits, agents failed to find Ms. Dugard, who was held in Mr. Garrido's backyard compound in Antioch, Calif., for 18 years.

Photographs of the backyard compound had shown a variety of gardening books and paperback novels in the tents, and the children were able to identify plants, Ms. Dugard said.

Chief among the criticisms is that parole officials did not find and identify Ms. Dugard despite visiting the home numerous times when she apparently lived in a backyard compound within sight of neighbors.

When the Garridos were arrested in August 2009, the authorities discovered a hidden backyard compound made up of ramshackle tents and sheds, including a small, sparsely furnished two-room building where Ms. Dugard said she was held.

It was soon discovered that Mr. Garrido, who had served 11 years in prison for the rape of a Nevada casino worker in 1976, had been holding Ms. Dugard at his home and in a secret backyard compound behind it.

Many of these former 'stars' end up in roadside zoos, backyard cages or breeder compounds.

She writes, "Many of these former 'stars' end up in roadside zoos, backyard cages, or breeder compounds.

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He built the sets for "Christmas on Mars," a "freaked-out druggy movie" about a group of astronauts spending the holiday on a space station, in the backyard and other parts of the compound, he said, often using household items.

The percentage of water per district also approached significance, which could be because family compounds in rural areas where backyard flocks are raised are typically located near canals and irrigated fields.