- present tense form of bar (3rd person singular).
bars
Example Sentences
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Khan and his wife and spiritual guide Bushra Bibi were both sentenced late last year to 17 years behind bars.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
The chain does play music in the evening at its 44 Lloyds' bars.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
As a public service corporation, the BBC operates under a royal charter that explicitly bars it from entering into out-of-court financial settlements to make litigation disappear.
From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2026
State law bars prosecuting people who erroneously end up on the rolls, and if the government later encourages them to vote, there’s an entrapment defense.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Also contained in his report was Captain Perreira’s description of the bars that the vessel was carrying as ballast to keep the ship steady while transporting such a large human cargo to Brazil.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
