barbed wire
Example Sentences
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Across the lot in an unused patch of pavement, pops of bright orange and yellow reach skyward toward the imposing barbed wire that’s laced atop metal security bars.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
Higdon rolled under a barbed wire fence to escape.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
I had expected a prison van but instead a small, grey Hyundai i30 hatchback drove past us at speed and into the secure compound behind a security gate and barbed wire perimeter.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
Before Sánchez took office, he railed against the barbed wire fence crisscrossing Ceuta’s ridgeline, claiming Spain had a moral duty toward refugees.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
As if the trees weren’t an adequate barrier, a metal fence surrounds the approach, decorated with rolls of barbed wire.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
