fenced

• past participle

  past participle

  A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.

  of fence.
  fence

  noun

  a barrier enclosing or bordering a field, yard, etc., usually made of vertical posts connected with horizontal sections of sturdy material or materials, as wood, metal, vinyl, or wire, used to prevent entrance, to confine, or to mark a boundary.
• past tense form

  past tense

  Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.

  of fence.
  fence

  noun

  a barrier enclosing or bordering a field, yard, etc., usually made of vertical posts connected with horizontal sections of sturdy material or materials, as wood, metal, vinyl, or wire, used to prevent entrance, to confine, or to mark a boundary.

Example Sentences

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fenced

It is fenced in and gilded, with literal gold.

From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026

The team had tested public land around former landfill or industrial sites, she emphasised, rather than fenced off areas.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

The issue is that once-free premium features are fenced off at higher prices, and the more-cost-effective options work nowhere near as well.

From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026

The government says the soil, which is fenced off and covered in grass, is clean—or at least clean enough.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026

Extensive, formerly forested areas of the highlands were converted by traditional New Guinea farmers to fenced, drained, intensively managed field systems supporting dense human populations.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

Related Words

• belted
• bordered
• surrounded