the bar

Example Sentences

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Scanlon notes the bar for a further selloff in front-end rates is high.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

We are going to keep pushing and keep raising the bar.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Dick Fosbury flopping over the bar in the high jump.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

There’s no doubt, “Cars” lowered the bar for the studio.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

Mama sighs and turns back to the rack, yanking each hanger across the bar with a little more force than before.

From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan