trip wire
Example Sentences
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Denys admires the ants crawling on the ground before spotting a trip wire.
From BBC • Sep. 24, 2023
One positioned, ever so gently, a long rope and grappling hook to snare the trip wire, then backed off and pulled.
From New York Times • Apr. 10, 2023
This ought to be harnessed into a nationwide — or even global — trip wire for disease among humans, animals and plants.
From Washington Post • Aug. 27, 2022
The troops serve as a "trip wire" for NATO's 40,000-strong response force to come in quickly and bring more U.S. troops and weapons from across the Atlantic.
From Reuters • Jan. 18, 2022
In the foyer, she checks the trip wire: intact.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
