How to Use electric fence in a Sentence

electric fence

noun
  • Place an electric fence on your property with at least two strands that total 2-3 feet in height.
    — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Potable water, firewood, or even a functioning electric fence around the camp may not be available.
    — Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The compound is surrounded by a tall electric fence that extends beyond the horizon.
    — Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026
  • At the advice of a cardiologist, Davie decided against an electric fence.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
  • Committee staff have begun planning for the rollout of an electric fence this winter to keep coyotes off the emerging land bridge due to bird nesting and rearing sites.
    — Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Jan. 2023
  • The improvements to the preserve include a new gravel parking area that can accommodate 41 vehicles and three school buses, and a split-rail fence along the north and west sides of the current electric fence.
    — Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
  • Buses of tourists and schoolchildren gather at the conservancy’s electric fence, angling for a glimpse of the tail ends of an evolutionary line that’s been stretching back to the time horses were the size of dogs and the continent of Australia had not yet broken free of Antarctica.
    — Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 19 May 2026

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