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.
was barring
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past progressiveof bar.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The State Department said this month it was barring Hernández from entering the United States.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 15, 2022
Israel announced on Thursday it was barring its citizens from travelling to southern Africa and banning the entry of foreigners from the region.
From Reuters ● Nov. 26, 2021
However, the new fee sparked backlash on Tripadvisor, with some saying the move was "barring" visitors and locals from visiting the hotel.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2021
“I could only assume because they wanted to make Jennifer a Scientologist and maybe I was barring that road for them.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 20, 2018
And it came to him that he was barring every exit to this house, except the exit through the kitchen, where Esther sat.
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
