hair-trigger

Example Sentences

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Thursday’s swings in oil prices were the latest in a hair-trigger market in which traders have been glued to any new information, sparking moves with a scant relationship to the underlying disruption to physical supplies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

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

After that, it was hard to shake the “problem actor” label, especially given the hair-trigger eccentrics he was manifesting so convincingly on film.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2024

The most infamous feud in American folklore, the long-running battle between the Hatfields and McCoys, may be partly explained by a rare, inherited disease that can lead to hair-trigger rage and violent outbursts.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 4, 2023

Second, they also contained a concealed device that set a hair-trigger.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis