bale

Example Sentences

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To visualize microscopic asbestos fibers in talcum powder, he brought a bale of hay into a courtroom and dropped a needle into the blades.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

Unlike materials like cob, straw bale is adopted in the California residential building code.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 28, 2025

Now, the fields are green again, but as Mr Curtis takes me out in his tractor, he has a bale of silage on the front.

From BBC • May 29, 2024

“Our farmers want to be in their fields, not in front of their screens,” Mr. Attal said, his notes resting on a bale of hay.

From New York Times • Jan. 26, 2024

Her hair matches the color of the dry grass, and she is stout as a bale of hay.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti