barb
Example Sentences
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They had traded barbs in the past, but they had also, at times, praised each other.
From Salon
The O’Smach building in which they were held was surrounded by high corrugated iron walls topped with barbed wire.
Screwworms pose a serious threat to farm animals, especially those with common injuries from barbed wire, birthing, or procedures such as dehorning.
From Science Daily
The border itself is now marked by a tall metal fence, with a coil of vicious-looking barbed wire on top and more beyond.
From BBC
The Wall Street Journal has no way of verifying the stories of foreign fighters held here behind layers of barbed wire and high walls.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
