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.
has barred
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present perfectof bar (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Rybakov was himself fined in December for publishing a photo of Navalny on social media -- an act that has barred him from running in the September vote.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
Uganda has barred buses, taxis and motorcycle taxis from crossing the Congo border and banned flights to and from Congolese airports.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 24, 2026
The Federal Aviation Administration has barred the planemaker from increasing production, and the agency opened a new safety inquiry into Boeing on Friday.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2024
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has barred insurance companies from canceling residential coverage of some 750,000 policyholders affected by the Airport, Bridge and Line fires.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2024
The river which for two months has barred the advance of the relieving army lies behind us now.
From London to Ladysmith via Pretoria by Winston Churchill
