barbed wire
Example Sentences
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She describes it as if "heated barbed wire" were wrapped around her abdomen: "It's like my organs are being pulled apart."
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
Higdon rolled under a barbed wire fence to escape.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
Before Sánchez took office, he railed against the barbed wire fence crisscrossing Ceuta’s ridgeline, claiming Spain had a moral duty toward refugees.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Albanians have been protesting against the project for months, but it was when barbed wire appeared six weeks ago to mark out the boundaries of the complex that anger erupted.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
Boomer breaks into a sprint when we cross under the barbed wire.
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
