How to Use barn in a Sentence

barn

noun
  • They live in a big barn of a house.
  • As the sun sets, hidden just behind a barn off to the west, the sky fills with the warmest of colors.
    Mykal McEldowney, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Nov. 2022
  • Behind the barn were food trucks and other amenities for donors and fans waiting for the show to begin.
    Steve Appleford, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2024
  • Instead, the women gather in the barn to discuss their options, their faith and their future.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 30 Nov. 2022
  • One day, according to the notice of claim from the family, Valarie was lured by three men into a barn by her house.
    Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 Dec. 2022
  • The property listing says there are 50 such grow structures and a small milk barn that was also converted to a grow room.
    Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 22 Nov. 2022
  • In an old milking barn in Charlotte, John Brawley tends to something much tinier than the cows that once lived there.
    Zoeann Murphy, Washington Post, 2 Dec. 2022
  • Each fits into its specific hole cut into the barn, turning playtime into a fun challenge for growing minds.
    Clint Davis, People.com, 8 Oct. 2024
  • Owls, both barn and typical, are included in the avian order and are not mammals, according to encyclopedia.com.
    Liam Gravvat, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2022
  • The basement kitchenette was crafted from reclaimed wood the previous owner left in the barn after building the house.
    Rhonda Reinhart, Country Living, 30 Nov. 2022
  • Throw in a barn used for weddings, plus a two-level indoor lagoon with a waterfall, and the total cost to build was $21 million.
    John Sandman, WSJ, 30 Nov. 2022
  • The ex-boyfriend of a woman who was found dead in a shallow grave inside an Alabama barn earlier this year was indicted on one count of abuse of a corpse on Tuesday.
    Paul Best, Fox News, 7 Dec. 2022
  • Then there’s the gold muscle car in the middle of the barn.
    Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The haunted hayride, barn and trail open Sept. 29-Oct. 29.
    Annie Alleman, Chicago Tribune, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Tazz was found in a barn about a mile away from his home.
    Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 22 July 2024
  • The well is next to the farm’s barn and only about 100 yards from the landowners’ house.
    Delger Erdenesanaa, New York Times, 24 May 2024
  • Eight airplane-hangar-size barns stand in a row, and eight more across the road.
    Christopher Flavelle, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2023
  • There are tack rooms, feed rooms, and office space in the barns as well.
    Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 6 Dec. 2023
  • Many of the horses at Del Mar are housed in stalls in the barns behind the backstretch.
    Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2023
  • About 20 feet below the balcony, on the floor of the large domed barn, two of the half-dozen dairy cows were butting heads.
    Arielle Gordon Alexandra Genova, New York Times, 19 Dec. 2023
  • The 2,182-acre ranch has a main house, storage building and barn.
    oregonlive, 6 Jan. 2023
  • The two-story house where his father lives stood in the clearing, along with the barn.
    Steven Kurutz, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2023
  • Police spoke to the owner of the farm, who explained that the cows had free range of the fields and were able to come in and out of the barn.
    Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Jan. 2023
  • Staff also walk through the barns daily during the state fair.
    Drew Dawson, Journal Sentinel, 10 Aug. 2023
  • The refugees had been spotted by guards, and Bricha guides had shooed their charges into a barn.
    Rebecca Frankel, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Jan. 2023
  • The ranch includes a three-bedroom home and a large barn and cattle pens.
    Steve Brown, Dallas News, 28 May 2023
  • The home was fully fenced and included a barn with two stalls.
    Robyn A. Friedman, WSJ, 26 Oct. 2023
  • But does that simply mean an open door in a barn or acres of green pastures to roam?
    Chris Mohr, Phd, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Sep. 2023
  • Police found the van last Sunday, in a field behind a barn.
    Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Sep. 2023
  • Goedhardt said there is nowhere safe enough, or large enough, to move his barn of cows.
    Jonathan Vigliotti, CBS News, 11 May 2023

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