Bakersfield
Americannoun
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
A Bakersfield native, Gamble was an exceptional all-around athlete.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026
Fog has been the talk of the town from Redding to Bakersfield.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026
A statue of Chavez erected on the Fresno State University campus was covered Wednesday by a black tarp and plastic, Bakersfield Now reported.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026
His Dolphins lost a heartbreaker, 59-57 at Bakersfield Christian, falling a win short of a trip to Sacramento for the state finals.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026
As if it wasn't already bad enough on the floor of a garage on the wrong side of the tracks in Bakersfield.
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
