- present tense form of bar (3rd person singular).
bars
Example Sentences
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Over the last few years, slide decks have shown up at house parties, matchmaking events and even in bars at gatherings like Lectures on Tap.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
Most will have expected to spend 40% of their sentence behind bars - with the remainder served in the community.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Having not once allowed himself to cry in prison, he now wept regularly and was having nightmares of still being behind bars.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
That hasn’t been too successful yet — emphasis on yet — but this is about much more than potentially putting Smith behind bars.
From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026
There was a box of chocolate ice-cream pops, a package of chocolate-dipped ice-cream cones, two cans of chocolate drink, and three jumbo chocolate bars.
From "Scream for Ice Cream: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #2" by Carolyn Keene
