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
On opposite sides of the makeshift barricade, fronted by coils of barbed wire, Cambodians lamented their lost homes and livelihoods as Thailand's military showed off its gains.
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 border itself is now marked by a tall metal fence, with a coil of vicious-looking barbed wire on top and more beyond.
From BBC • Dec. 14, 2025
But the barbed wrapping wasn’t only for weight; Sigurd had knotted and arranged it so it made a net around the outside, to prevent exactly what Anya was attempting.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack