concertina
Example Sentences
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Behind the concertina wire encircling the bases, Germans could experience American bowling alleys and drive-in theaters.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
Most agreed with him that it was a racing incident, the sort of thing that can happen at this first corner, with its wide, uphill entry which inevitably leads to a concertina effect mid-turn.
From BBC • Oct. 18, 2025
May’s next film, “The Heartbreak Kid,” adapted from a Neil Simon hit and co-starring her daughter Jeannie Berlin, is a beautifully calibrated and funny social critique wrapped in concertina wire.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2024
After weeks of desperation, migrants pass a toddler under a tangle of concertina wire strung across the edge of U.S. soil.
From Seattle Times • May 6, 2024
They see sunlight one hour a day, when they are allowed into an outdoor area surrounded by a fence topped with concertina wire.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
Vocabulary lists containing concertina
Musical Instruments - Middle School
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Musical Instruments - High School
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