How to Use barre in a Sentence

barre

noun
  • Hear us out—this one isn’t just for your next barre class.
    — Dory Zayas, Glamour, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Step up to the barre for a baker's dozen of dreamy dance flicks.
    — EW.com, 21 May 2024
  • By the time barre is done, her cheeks don’t even look that red anymore.
    — Allegra Goodman, The New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2024
  • So many of the moves in a barre class also target your abs and core.
    — Kristine Thomason, Women's Health, 17 Aug. 2023
  • My right hand took the barre and the pianist filled the room with music.
    — Matt Ortile, SELF, 16 Aug. 2018
  • Keep your hands bent on the barre and kick your leg back and out, then bend your knee in and repeat.
    — Blake Bakkila, Health.com, 25 Apr. 2018
  • The stage is set as a dance studio with two barres and no mirrors.
    — Caroline Lillian Schopp, Artforum, 13 May 2026
  • Bally's lineup of relaxed flats and totes that take you from the barre to the, well, bar.
    — Veronique Hyland, Harper's BAZAAR, 23 May 2011
  • Imagine what my life could be like if my barre supplies were so organized.
    — Lisa Ryan, The Cut, 30 May 2018
  • Dance classes or ballet barre present the right mix of challenge and chatter.
    — Aurora Tower, Cosmopolitan, 10 Jan. 2017
  • From yoga to barre to bootcamps, there are plenty of options.
    — oregonlive, 31 Mar. 2020
  • This cozy sweater is perfect for yoga, pilates, barre, and more with its mid-length fit and flowy design.
    — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2025
  • For pilates and barre lovers, try weight training or a TRX class.
    — Philly.com, 28 Sep. 2017
  • Ever wondered why even fairly fit people seem to flounder at the barre or flail around on a megaformer?
    — Locke Hughes, SELF, 2 Aug. 2017
  • Two classes were held but, for now at least, sloth barre is not scheduled to become a regular event.
    — Brittany Martin, Los Angeles Magazine, 29 May 2018
  • Boxing classes, battle ropes, and barre cardio classes that make your legs and your lungs quiver.
    — Colleen Stinchcombe, SELF, 11 Mar. 2018
  • But what might not be as obvious is that lots of barre exercises are also great for your abs.
    — Amy Marturana, SELF, 6 July 2017
  • This unorthodox workout gets its name from the use of a barre, often used by dancers as a prop to help with balance.
    — Chris Barlow, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2018
  • Moen said barre exercises are also good for people who have pain issues in their knees and back.
    — Erik S. Hanley, Journal Sentinel, 23 May 2024
  • Low-riding pants, clingy tops, and designs that didn't pass the streetwear test— in other words, that couldn't go from barre class to brunch.
    — Halie Lesavage, Glamour, 17 Oct. 2017
  • Oconomowoc Rec offers many yoga classes as well as barre and PiYo.
    — Milwaukee, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2018
  • Trixie plays a dance teacher instructing four students in pointe technique at the barre.
    — Caroline Lillian Schopp, Artforum, 13 May 2026
  • Benavidez, who now works as a barre instructor, went on to reveal more details about the trip, and the pair's happy news.
    — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
  • On top of that, her training included Pilates, barre, and cycling.
    — Rachel Brodsky, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Rodriguez, for example, enjoys yoga and barre class but has been known to let other demands take over.
    — Bonnie Gibbs Vengrow, Parents, 4 Apr. 2026
  • The gym enjoys an open balcony and is stocked with a range of equipment, including a ballet barre, punching bags and body bikes.
    — Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 16 June 2023
  • Bright piano notes roll through the studio as Nikki Delk curls her fingers around the ballet barre.
    — Dallas News, 26 Oct. 2022
  • Mary hired a dance instructor to come in and teach a class during the lunch break, and a full barre and mirrors were brought onto the sound stage for the class.
    — Chris Hewitt, Twin Cities, 26 Jan. 2017
  • Sometimes the team was relegated to the dance studio, where the two players who showed up did drills in front of the mirror and dance barre.
    — Cindy Shmerler, New York Times, 3 June 2017
  • For now, classes, which include sculpt, barre, yoga and Pilates, will only be held in the morning.
    — Emily Burns, WWD, 20 Sep. 2024

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