How to Use barn in a Sentence

barn

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  • They live in a big barn of a house.
  • 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
  • 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 two-story house where his father lives stood in the clearing, along with the barn.
    — Steven Kurutz, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2023
  • Staff also walk through the barns daily during the state fair.
    — Drew Dawson, Journal Sentinel, 10 Aug. 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
  • The virus can find its way into barns via dust particles or on the sole of a farmer’s boot.
    — Andrew Jacobs, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
  • At a fundraiser at a barn in Maine a few weeks later, Biden went public with the deal.
    — Josh Boak and Aamer Madhani, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Sep. 2023
  • The video features Kevin and Kyra singing on a bench outside one of their barns, while Kevin plays the tune on a guitar.
    — Terri Robertson, Country Living, 16 June 2023
  • Alyssa said they were stuck in a little barn, which was OK for the time being, but not if more rain comes.
    — David Showers, Lance Brownfield/hot Springs Sentinel-Record, Arkansas Online, 12 May 2023
  • Rumbaugh even shared a video of the little pigs climbing all over their new barn mate.
    — Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 20 Oct. 2023
  • Some of the greatest musical moments of my life were in that barn.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2023
  • The property features a large lake, a sheep farm, the main house, a few barns and an art studio.
    — Lori Bashian, Fox News, 11 Aug. 2023
  • The value of the two-story home, a barn, and land now co-owned by the general and his wife is $1.5 million.
    — Lee Roop | Lroop@al.com, al, 15 Aug. 2023
  • The trainer explained to the informant that Asha was always chained in the barn because the walls of the structure were cracked.
    — Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 11 Dec. 2023
  • For something a bit more casual, head to the Amish barn for hearty breakfast and lunch fare.
    — Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 24 Nov. 2023
  • Historic town barns will be in the spotlight during a tour May 13 in Oswego.
    — Beacon-News Staff, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2023
  • The breathing sound of another character in the black barn, was that Ralph as well?
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Two more horses, both from the barn of trainer Saffie Joseph, collapsed and died on the track after races this week.
    — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 6 May 2023
  • Here and there are hung small pictures of modest landscapes, a barn covered in snow.
    — Alex Mar, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2023
  • Close to it, a puzzled farmer watched as two police officers rushed to his barn.
    — María Luisa Paúl, Washington Post, 12 May 2023
  • The centerpiece of Pask’s set is a barn with two silos, all set on a six-degree angle.
    — Ingrid Abramovitch, ELLE Decor, 7 June 2023

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