fence

Example Sentences

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But not overly: Pro-slavery Southerners, on the fence about a war for freedom, were radicalized by the idea that their economy would be cut out from under them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Body-worn camera footage released by the department showed Wolak, Zhou and a CHP officer standing on a retaining wall next to a fence that separated a neighbor’s home from Lauren’s property.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Sarah paid $15,000 to rip out the chain-link fence separating the Healing Arts center and Quirky, which had been cut into repeatedly, and replace it with 80 feet of reinforcement.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

“People who were on the fence about booking a cruise are hitting ‘pause.’

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

He buttoned it up over his hoodie, grabbed his backpack, and then slipped out the back door and jumped the fence.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste