barbed wire
Example Sentences
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Surveillance camera footage captured Mott scaling an 8-foot fence topped with barbed wire at the perimeter of the airport in just 15 seconds, then walking across the runway.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
Thai flags flapped in the breeze and barbed wire lay scattered in Klong Paeng, another border village on the Thai military trip.
From Barron's • Feb. 7, 2026
The O’Smach building in which they were held was surrounded by high corrugated iron walls topped with barbed wire.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025
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
I can already feel the silence like a wall, barbed wire crawling up my legs to trap me where I stand.
From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender
