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
The sanctioned 12, behind the fence, another six, or 10, in the unsanctioned zone.
From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026
“People who were on the fence about booking a cruise are hitting ‘pause.’
From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026
In the late evening shadows and with me being hugged up so close to the fence post, Mama didn’t see me right away.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
