fenced in
Example Sentences
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The iconic tule elk, some of which were fenced in on the northern part of the peninsula to keep them from competing for grassland with cows, were dying off.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
Being fenced in on rates, with no fight to wage there, frees him to spend his energy on it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
“The first man who, having fenced in a piece of land, said ‘This is mine,’ and found people naïve enough to believe him, that man was the true founder of civil society.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2025
It is currently placed next to the reception and is fenced in by a protective barrier.
From BBC ● May 16, 2025
It’s a fantastic place because they have acres and acres all for their own tomb, and it’s fenced in with a private road which they only open up when one of the Mastersons dies.
From "The Pigman" by Paul Zindel
