barbed wire
Example Sentences
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There had been unrest at the location during an initial protest in late May against preparatory onsite work during installation of barbed wire to cordon off the area.
From Barron's ● Jun. 6, 2026
His custom designs range variously include the Miesha name, a half-lady ghost-butterfly, splattered imagery, quotes in cursive and barbed wire lettering.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
The group - consisting of about eight to ten tourists - reached the ground and made their way to the edge of the site, which was surrounded by a barbed wire fence.
From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2026
Much like manufacturing barbed wire, making clothes in the 1860s was a time-consuming effort, with pretty much everything people wore sewn by hand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026
That tail scratched like barbed wire as it flicked across my winter-frozen face.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
