How to Use fence in a Sentence

fence

1 of 2 noun
  • We put up a fence around our yard.
  • Cooks' roof and fence were hit hard.
    — Victor Jacobo, CBS News, 11 June 2026
  • The ponds should have fences around them.
    — Gillian Stawiszynski, The Enquirer, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Want to give your wood fence a chic touch?
    — Shagun Khare, Martha Stewart, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Keep those pruners on your side of the fence.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Just don’t plant them too close to the fence.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 10 May 2026
  • The ball hit his glove and went over the fence.
    — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 3 June 2026
  • Soleil tried to jump the fence and caught her pants.
    — Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Adell got back to the fence and pulled that one down.
    — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 5 Apr. 2026
  • In front of the fence, teenagers scroll on their phones.
    — Monti Carlo, AJC.com, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Maybe jump the fence over to his left and get out of dodge.
    — Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 20 June 2026
  • Scoot to the side and just hold on and count the fence posts.
    — David Searcy, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
  • Josh says as the kids jump up to high five him over the fence.
    — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
  • Hang the rug over a fence or railing.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Hang the rug over a fence or railing.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Beyond the trees a fence of thorns.
    — Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
  • The car hit a fence and a power pole.
    — Sam Blum, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The winds got so bad that our fence flew off, pieces of our roof.
    — Tamara Conniff As Told To Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Aug. 2023
  • What if her deer fence picked up the current?
    — Bracey Harris, NBC news, 1 Nov. 2025
  • Daniel would pace along the back fence every day.
    — Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Vines feed birds and soften fences.
    — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 18 June 2026
  • Good fences make for good neighbors.
    — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Along fence lines, their predators are too.
    — Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Sure, good fences make good neighbors.
    — Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Nov. 2025
  • The ball caromed off the low fence down the left field line.
    — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 15 May 2026
  • There is no word on if the short term rental had a fence around the pool.
    — Alyssa Dzikowski, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2026
  • His sixth-inning drive to right was caught at the fence.
    — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2026
  • Cars passing by couldn't see him, and his bike flew over a fence.
    — Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Kelley said the fire got up to fence line of some of those homes.
    — Alan Gionet, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Place them around your front door or on a fence for major spooky vibes.
    — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 8 Aug. 2023

fence

2 of 2 verb
  • He stole watches and fenced them on the street.
  • It was fenced in by a baby gate.
    — Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
  • For now, the area is being fenced off.
    — Mia Thurow, jsonline.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • The area is now fenced off as the sea wall is rebuilt.
    — Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Mar. 2026
  • The area is now fenced off, Malcom said.
    — ABC News, 14 May 2026
  • The property is fenced off with a gate.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Jan. 2026
  • Don’t fence it off, mow it, level it and, above all, don’t cut it down.
    — David Kelly, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2019
  • Pimlico is fenced off with black tarp.
    — Kaicey Baylor, CBS News, 15 May 2026
  • Learn to fence Ax throwing and archery have had their time in the sun.
    — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026
  • As the sun set, a search line formed in a vacant, fenced-in pasture.
    — al, 29 Jan. 2020
  • The first thing addressed was fencing.
    — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
  • To make things worse, the square was fenced off from the promenaders and flâneurs.
    — Sam Bloch august 8, Literary Hub, 8 Aug. 2025
  • In addition, the yard is fenced.
    — Helen I. Bennett, Hartford Courant, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Outside, the site remains fenced off.
    — Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 1 Jan. 2026
  • The house also has a laundry room and is fully fenced in.
    — Celia Fernandez raffi Paul, CNBC, 22 Jan. 2026
  • The home was fully fenced and included a barn with two stalls.
    — Robyn A. Friedman, WSJ, 26 Oct. 2023
  • The best option would be to install fencing around the pool.
    — Joan Morris, Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Like learning how to fence, the cast also had to learn how to canoe.
    — Emily Burack, Town & Country, 9 Dec. 2022
  • It currently is fenced off and used for school bus parking.
    — Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
  • So most vineyards fence out deer to protect their high-dollar crop.
    — Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 14 Aug. 2020
  • The park has been fenced off for weeks of renovations.
    — Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026
  • The yard is fenced, and New York City is about an hour by train.
    — The Week Us, TheWeek, 24 Feb. 2026
  • It has since been fenced off, its windows and doors covered with plywood.
    — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2023
  • For this reason, the robots are fenced off from the rest of the workers.
    — Stephen Witt, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
  • Williams said the city might fence off the area to stop the homeless from returning.
    — Sara Cline, ExpressNews.com, 29 Nov. 2019
  • Today, the site remains fenced off to the public.
    — James Taylor, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
  • People should not be fenced off like animals.
    — Liz Crawford, CBS News, 11 June 2026
  • The playground area is fenced off, but the rest of the park is open, the fire department said.
    — Francisco Guzman, USA TODAY, 13 June 2023
  • Ortega spent months learning to fence and play the cello for the part.
    — Hanna Lustig, Glamour, 17 Nov. 2022
  • On the opposite side of the road, wooden stakes fence the border.
    — Teddy Amenabar, Washington Post, 11 July 2022

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