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
The timing of the blaze, the threats Goodstein received and the country’s hair-trigger political atmosphere all offered more than a little reason for pause and reflection.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2025
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
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
With the hair-trigger, only one pound of pressure was needed.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
