barbed wire
Example Sentences
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On the Estonian side, antitank obstacles called dragon’s teeth are splayed along a small section of the riverbank, fenced in by barbed wire.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Higdon rolled under a barbed wire fence to escape.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
A quarter-mile roll of barbed wire has doubled, from $60 to $130.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
The album was preceded in May by “Rough and Twisted,” a wandering blues number with riffs like barbed wire, and “In the Stars,” which softens arena rock with polished backing vocals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
I fling the bag from me, toward the trench and barbed wire.
From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell
