barn door
Example Sentences
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“The backstop becomes more important when the barn door is open,” said Matt Gardner, a senior fellow at the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a progressive group.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 9, 2025
But ultimately, “access to pasture” means just that—the barn door is open, says Kestrel Burcham, a policy director at the Cornucopia Institute, a nonprofit consumer watchdog group.
From National Geographic • Feb. 16, 2024
She says a pocket or barn door is ideal for a mudroom because a swing door can get in the way.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 19, 2024
Chelsea, meanwhile, couldn't hit a barn door and lost any momentum they may have gained after their recent displays away at Fulham and Burnley.
From BBC • Oct. 29, 2023
He was too dispirited to tell Billy how the barn door had blown open and let the pony out.
From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck
