How to Use barre in a Sentence

barre

noun
  • My right hand took the barre and the pianist filled the room with music.
    Matt Ortile, SELF, 16 Aug. 2018
  • So many of the moves in a barre class also target your abs and core.
    Kristine Thomason, Women's Health, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Keep your hands bent on the barre and kick your leg back and out, then bend your knee in and repeat.
    Blake Bakkila, Health.com, 25 Apr. 2018
  • Bally's lineup of relaxed flats and totes that take you from the barre to the, well, bar.
    Veronique Hyland, Harper's BAZAAR, 23 May 2011
  • Ready to take your barre and Pilates workouts up a notch?
    Nikhita Mahtani, SELF, 6 Oct. 2022
  • For pilates and barre lovers, try weight training or a TRX class.
    Philly.com, 28 Sep. 2017
  • Low-riding pants, clingy tops, and designs that didn't pass the streetwear test— in other words, that couldn't go from barre class to brunch.
    Halie Lesavage, Glamour, 17 Oct. 2017
  • Dance classes or ballet barre present the right mix of challenge and chatter.
    Aurora Tower, Cosmopolitan, 10 Jan. 2017
  • Lining one side of the block: fitness boxing and barre studios.
    Ian Shapira, Washington Post, 20 June 2017
  • Mary hired a dance instructor to come in and teach a class during the lunch break, and a full barre and mirrors were brought onto the sound stage for the class.
    Chris Hewitt, Twin Cities, 26 Jan. 2017
  • Band donkey kicks How Brit did it: Attach a resistance band to a barre or chair and place your foot in the handle of the band.
    Blake Bakkila, Health.com, 25 Apr. 2018
  • Oconomowoc Rec offers many yoga classes as well as barre and PiYo.
    Milwaukee, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2018
  • Between takes, Cotillard sang her lines to herself, while Driver stretched his legs on the railing of the boat, like a dancer at a barre.
    Richard Brod, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2021
  • From yoga to barre to bootcamps, there are plenty of options.
    oregonlive, 31 Mar. 2020
  • This unorthodox workout gets its name from the use of a barre, often used by dancers as a prop to help with balance.
    Chris Barlow, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2018
  • Sometimes the team was relegated to the dance studio, where the two players who showed up did drills in front of the mirror and dance barre.
    Cindy Shmerler, New York Times, 3 June 2017
  • All TRX or barre exercises work your core, but Jessie added more.
    Nicole Tsong, The Seattle Times, 5 July 2017
  • Ever wondered why even fairly fit people seem to flounder at the barre or flail around on a megaformer?
    Locke Hughes, SELF, 2 Aug. 2017
  • Bright piano notes roll through the studio as Nikki Delk curls her fingers around the ballet barre.
    Dallas News, 26 Oct. 2022
  • To the left of the smoothie bar lay the door to Upcycle, situated equidistant to the back room barre and yoga studio.
    Grace Dickinson, Philly.com, 29 May 2018
  • The same can be said of Miu Miu’s studded flat, an edgier approach to a shoe that would otherwise look at home at the ballet barre.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2023
  • If not for the confounding allure of golf, though, Beverly’s pursuits might have involved not the clubs but the barre.
    Matt Kawahara, sacbee.com, 13 May 2017
  • The star, 54, likes to vary her workouts, sometimes dabbling in yoga, and other times in boxing or barre.
    Jacqueline Tempera, Women's Health, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Two classes were held but, for now at least, sloth barre is not scheduled to become a regular event.
    Brittany Martin, Los Angeles Magazine, 29 May 2018
  • The website features videos for everything from yoga and barre to Tai Chi and weightlifting.
    Leah Asmelash, CNN, 28 Mar. 2020
  • My workouts are all part dance cardio and part muscle work, from light 3-pound weights and barre work, all the way up to to taking my clients to the gym for heavy weight training.
    Leah Prinzivalli, SELF, 30 June 2018
  • Imagine what my life could be like if my barre supplies were so organized.
    Lisa Ryan, The Cut, 30 May 2018
  • And Whole Foods' flagship store in Austin, Texas, partners with barre, spinning and yoga studios in the area for classes on its rooftop plaza.
    Julia Horowitz, CNN, 27 Nov. 2019
  • In Washington, she’s been known to drop into barre classes.
    Jada Yuan, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2022
  • Boxing classes, battle ropes, and barre cardio classes that make your legs and your lungs quiver.
    Colleen Stinchcombe, SELF, 11 Mar. 2018

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