How to Use fencing in a Sentence

fencing

noun
  • And now the fencing has come to the Supreme Court, to the third estate.
    Washington Post, 10 May 2022
  • That’s how many feet high the new fencing will be outside of the Supreme Court.
    Mark Murray, NBC News, 6 May 2022
  • The street leading up to Pence’s home, which sits on 5 acres, is lined with white fencing.
    Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 12 June 2021
  • Japan, on the strength of judo, wrestling and fencing was second with 54 points.
    John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2024
  • The second is for a cut in the fencing of the langurs’ habitat found a short time later.
    Dallas News, 17 Jan. 2023
  • How could that be possible, since the fencing was 4 to 6 feet high?
    Bill and Dotti Root, cleveland, 19 Jan. 2023
  • Use nonflammable fencing within five feet of the house.
    Jeastman, oregonlive, 11 Sep. 2023
  • The new fences are around 8 feet high and replace shorter fencing that had been put in place.
    Zoë Richards, NBC News, 5 May 2022
  • The person who blows her country’s first chance at gold in a team fencing event.
    David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2024
  • The garage doors are fire-rated, and the fencing around the property is fireproof, said Mr. Davis.
    Sarah Paynter, WSJ, 1 Mar. 2023
  • While at Hopkins, Mr. Carter was a member of the football and lacrosse teams his first year and the fencing team all four years.
    Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 6 May 2023
  • The wind threw fencing, railroad cars and even whole buildings into the air.
    Elisa Neckar, Discover Magazine, 13 Sep. 2023
  • The ceiling on the ground floor features distressed wood slats that came from snow fencing in Wyoming.
    Judith Kohler, The Denver Post, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Nabhan worries that many species could face the same fate with the new border fencing.
    azcentral, 15 Apr. 2021
  • This includes dozens of police vans, riot police and steel fencing along the route from the church to the cemetery.
    Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Many of which didn’t pan out — like his passion for a strange new sport: fencing, but on horseback.
    Outside Online, 31 July 2024
  • The fencing at the airport was repaired shortly after the crash.
    Jane Morice | Jmorice@cleveland.com, cleveland, 8 Aug. 2021
  • Rather than penning wildlife in, the fencing is designed to keep critters out.
    Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2021
  • Keller said one of the main focuses of HEMA is to promote historic fencing in a safe way.
    Marina Johnson, Detroit Free Press, 3 May 2023
  • Construction fencing has been set up to isolate the work site from the public.
    Linda Gandee, cleveland, 14 June 2021
  • The least expensive type of fencing is chicken or hog wire.
    Kate McGregor, House Beautiful, 26 June 2023
  • The small building sits on Wabash Court off 1st Street and is surrounded by black wrought iron fencing.
    Elizabeth Depompei, The Indianapolis Star, 8 July 2021
  • Strong winds caused the flames to spread quickly from the campers to cars on the property, as well as nearby sheds and fencing, Cairrao said.
    Adam Sennott, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Apr. 2023
  • As contractors work on landscaping and fencing around the sign, the city plans to place five more signs around the city limits.
    Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 17 Apr. 2024
  • Now on the verge of turning 24, Tartakovsky has found success in fencing – a passion that has led her to the biggest stage.
    Paulina Dedaj, Fox News, 10 May 2024
  • Now that the perimeter fencing is gone, passersby can see the Burlington and Ross Dress for Less stores, which already are open.
    Carol Kovach, cleveland, 1 Nov. 2022
  • During the summer, bright flowers spill out of pots dotting the fencing.
    Emily Mesner, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Mar. 2022
  • The Irish finished with a No. 1 ranking in men’s lacrosse, No. 2 in men’s soccer and fencing, and No. 10 in swimming and diving.
    Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2024
  • There was a heaviness being at the cemetery where fencing is all that distinguishes this 0.83 of an acre plot of land.
    Rosalind Bowling, The Tennessean, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Shiffrin slammed into a second gate just before stopping in the protective fencing ski course, the outlet said.
    Danielle Jennings, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024

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