barbed wire

Example Sentences

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By figuring out how to economically mass produce barbed wire, Glidden certainly solved a problem.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

Thai flags flapped in the breeze and barbed wire lay scattered in Klong Paeng, another border village on the Thai military trip.

From Barron's • Feb. 7, 2026

“I’m leaving here even more concerned than I was when I arrived,” Padilla said, as the detention facility, surrounded by barbed wire, loomed behind him.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2026

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 • Dec. 17, 2025

Instead of turning for home when we leave the graveyard, Boomer and I walk to the meadows, duck underneath the barbed wire strand, and slip into the Spinney.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish