hair-trigger
Example Sentences
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This melancholy acknowledgment of hair-trigger anger isn’t limited to healthcare.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026
The timing of the blaze, the threats Goodstein received and the country’s hair-trigger political atmosphere all offered more than a little reason for pause and reflection.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2025
Their entire business model, their whole inner nature, is predicated on hair-trigger litigiousness, predatory aggressiveness and a hunger to win at all costs.
From Salon • May 24, 2025
Linney plays Kristine as a martyr with a hair-trigger temper.
From New York Times • Feb. 8, 2024
With the hair-trigger, only one pound of pressure was needed.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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