bales

Example Sentences

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A tractor and hay bales served as a backdrop.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

They’ve also been placing thousands of bales of straw on the exposed lakebed to block windblown dust.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

With the hip replacements, he’s limber enough to climb into the large machinery needed to harvest crops, spray pesticides, plant seeds and move hay bales that weigh roughly 1,000 pounds each.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

There are stacks of hay bales around meant for sheep to eat, now left unused in the yard of the farm and soon to rot.

From BBC • Nov. 30, 2025

He made headboards out of hay bales which he lifted down with a single hand.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan