| He held his breath as he positioned himself meticulously in the tanbark, shoelaces of his sneakers quivering. |
| This has not lessened the popularity of spent tanbark as a ground covering in such places as circus arenas, horse tracks, and children's playgrounds. |
| The house was set back from a quiet street, but that street was strewn with tanbark to check the sound of carriages. |
| It sniffed at me calmly, gave a canine-style shrug, and disappeared behind tanbark oaks. |
| The dismantled church was transformed into a riding-ring, with tanbark on the floor, and a leaping-bar. |
| She had stayed away from the sandpit, and the tanbark, and all the play equipment. |
