- present tense form of bar (3rd person singular).
bars
Example Sentences
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The country's stations also serve as restaurants, meeting places and sometimes even bars, frequented by some military personnel but mostly civilians.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
“I wanted to differentiate from bars and pubs,” she says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
This intervention from police chiefs comes after the mother of PC Harper told the BBC a phone call from Downing Street "gave her hope" Cole and Bowers could remain behind bars.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Missing your daughter’s youth while behind bars is a crushing weight, but knowing she’ll never see her father again is a far darker reality.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
There is a handrail leading up the concrete stairs, lined with thin white metal bars that have rusted in places, reddish-brown flecks peeking through the chipped paint.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
