fence

Example Sentences

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Kendra Nelson walked to begin the game, then Gonzales lined an inside pitch deep over the fence in left field to make it 2-0.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Sarah paid $15,000 to rip out the chain-link fence separating the Healing Arts center and Quirky, which had been cut into repeatedly, and replace it with 80 feet of reinforcement.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

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

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

When we got to the Herdmans’, there were three or four kids lined up outside the fence, and Louella marched up and said to Imogene Herdman, “You give me back my baby brother!”

From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson