Example Sentences
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Many have set up traps outside their homes, hanging sticky tape from trees and fences to trap the flies and reduce the size of the swarms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Every hitter wants to swing for the fences, but not every pitch is one to chase.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
A driver who plummeted off steep cliffs after crashing through walls and fences has been seriously injured, police have said.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
Camels in the outback compete with stock for food, destroy fences, foul waterholes and damage Indigenous cultural sites, authorities say.
From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026
This is where we were now, up against the high fences surrounding Four Winds Resort, according to the faux-marble sign at the end of the weed-cracked driveway on the other side.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
