fence
Example Sentences
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Storage tanks sit behind a fence before being placed in the ground at the plant.
From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026
No participant is deemed too insignificant—down to the man who drove a tractor through a border fence that day.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
In December, Stormont ministers agreed to ring fence £119m to compensate police officers and civilian staff.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
Images on social media showed a person scaling the fence in a costume that included a smiley face head with sunglasses, prompting the monkeys to scatter.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
In the late evening shadows and with me being hugged up so close to the fence post, Mama didn’t see me right away.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
Vocabulary lists containing fence
"The History Teacher" by Billy Collins
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Unit 9
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