fence

Example Sentences

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Some observers yelled at staffers and got in the face of Cathy Darling Allen, the longtime registrar, who installed a 7-foot metal fence to keep them at bay.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Building a fence around the problem and wishing it goes away isn’t the answer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

The sanctioned 12, behind the fence, another six, or 10, in the unsanctioned zone.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

“People who were on the fence about booking a cruise are hitting ‘pause.’

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

Tarboxes as big as this one were standing on the far side of the fence, watching.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck