bar
noun
a relatively long, evenly shaped piece of some solid substance, as metal or wood, used as a guard or obstruction or for some mechanical purpose.
had barred
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past perfectof bar.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Meanwhile, the court commissioner presiding over the recent hearing reversed a bail provision that had barred him from Dane County, except to appear in court.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust said it had barred 38-year-old Amie Upton from its mortuaries and maternity wards in spring this year.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2025
With his signature, the state also rolled back sweeping privacy rules that had barred the disclosure of inspection reports and other records.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2024
Supreme Court in May 2018 struck down a federal law that had barred betting on football, basketball, baseball and other sports in most states.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 3, 2024
The loss of my job did not evoke in me any hostility toward the system of rules that had barred my first grasp at the material foundations of American life.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
