the bar

Example Sentences

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"I went out for a drink with a guy. We seemed to get along, but when he said he was going up to the bar he didn't come back."

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Games are tested and cut if they fail to clear the bar.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

There was Anderson’s take on the bar jacket that Christian Dior made for Marlene Dietrich to wear in Alfred Hitchcock’s “Stage Fright,” white with a geometric black collar.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

“To the extent the bar was high for a Fed rate hike, it’s coming down,” Aarts said.

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

You adjust your shoulders, swing back, lift your legs, hook on the bar.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith