the bar

Example Sentences

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She used to work behind the bar in the local football team's social club.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

All of this points to a Fed that will likely need to wait longer, and push the bar for rate cuts incrementally higher, over that back half of the year.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

“Last week, the bar to rate hikes came down,” even if it remains high, said Neil Dutta, head of economic research at Renaissance Macro Research, in a note Monday.

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

Reitano won admission to the bar in 2009 and worked for years in the public defender’s office.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

They finish their wine and Marco settles their bill with the woman behind the bar.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern