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'fence' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'fence' with 20 example sentences.


fence noun

: a barrier that serves to enclose an area

: a dealer in stolen property

fence verb

: enclose with a fence

: receive stolen goods

: fight with fencing swords

: surround with a wall in order to fortify

: have an argument about something


  • The building is surrounded by a barbed wire fence.
  • I want you to help me paint the fence.
  • Two children are sitting on the fence.
  • His horse jumped over the fence.
  • I saw the boy jump over the fence and run away.
  • I crawled under the fence.
  • He placed the ladder against the fence.
  • The fence is painted green.
  • They built a fence around the farm.
  • I sometimes talk to my neighbor across the fence.
  • Our fence is made of iron.
  • The ball hit the fence.
  • The crowd got out of control and broke through the fence.
  • We sat on the fence.
  • One of the bulls pushed the fence down.
  • He was arrested for fencing stolen goods.
  • The cat went through a gap in the fence.
  • Quit sitting on the fence and make a decision!
  • She was too short to see over the fence.
  • We have to mend those fences.
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