bales
Example Sentences
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"Before the war, we were the ones calling factories, trying to sell our material," Romany told AFP, standing beside towering bales of compressed plastic.
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
Ridglan was ready: Hay bales fortified the fence, and a freshly dug ditch—a foul moat—brimmed with animal waste.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 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 bales of hay lining the entire surface of the trailer, stacked up higher along the back, and red bandanas knotted together like streamers all around the border of the frame.
From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli
