barbed

Example Sentences

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He’ll stick around through the series, offering barbed commentary and something like support: “If I humiliate you, it’s to save you from the bigger humiliation of remaining as you are.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 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

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

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 The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

Two wooden posts had been set into the ground at the corners of the buildings, barbed wire strung thick between them.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron