Used in a Sentence

fences

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for fences.

Editorial note

The actual 'creeping in' - there are no physical fences keeping you out of the zone.

Examples16
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

a 1985 play by the American playwright August Wilson.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of fences gathered in one view.

N

a 1985 play by the American playwright August Wilson.

N

a utility for Windows that helps to organize icons on the desktop.

N

a 2016 American period drama film directed and co-produced by Denzel Washington from a screenplay by August Wilson, based on his 1985 play.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for fences.

N

a 1985 play by the American playwright August Wilson.

N

a utility for Windows that helps to organize icons on the desktop.

N

a 2016 American period drama film directed and co-produced by Denzel Washington from a screenplay by August Wilson, based on his 1985 play.

N

"Fences" is a song by Belgian singer and songwriter Blanche.

Example sentences

1

The actual 'creeping in' - there are no physical fences keeping you out of the zone.

2

Otherwise you live in a world of old rusting fences everyone is afraid to take down.

3

Maybe not fences, but a twitch clone for people painting pictures on the other hand might be a hit some people.

4

I remember it being nearly 50 miles along one side of the road with all barbed wire fences.

5

But we worked it off every afternoon pitching hay or hauling grain or painting fences or whatever.

6

Things like fences and traditions and biological organs persist in the world for multiple reasons, even where they were created for spurious ones.

7

It's very CPU-specific but you may need memory fences to achieve this.

8

In some cases I guess you really do want to swing for the fences and bypass everything that's been done in your industry.

9

If you're swinging for the fences and need 10-50% improvements in your metrics, you can shut down tests early that prove unlikely to generate those kinds of returns.

10

The fences, warning signs, food, vets, and boarding are very often cheaper in the long run than professional alarm system monitoring or contents replacement insurance.

11

And fences and ordered instructions cannot.

12

The JDK has some of the best implementations of lock-free data structures anywhere, and they are actually all implemented in Java (the JVM exposes direct access to memory fences and CAS).

Quote examples

1

The old saying "good fences make good neighbors" applies and can be generalized as "a reasonable amount of privacy keeps people civil" (it needn't refer exclusively to fences).

2

Then, ban all fences and "no trespassing" signs.

3

Should we put fences up on dangerous beaches to stop people swimming or should people just read the sign saying "no swimming, dangerous currents"....?

4

I'm on the refactor tractor at the moment and "fuck it ship it" has a lot to answer for in terms of unexpected and unwanted fences.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use fences in a sentence?

The actual 'creeping in' - there are no physical fences keeping you out of the zone.

What does fences mean?

a 1985 play by the American playwright August Wilson.

What part of speech is fences?

fences is commonly used as N.