hair-trigger
Example Sentences
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“I have always been gifted with a hair-trigger scam detector,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 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
But that’s also about hair-trigger awareness of what’s going on and an ability to aggressively react.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 13, 2023
With the hair-trigger, only one pound of pressure was needed.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
