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
Their lead single “Fabienk” is studded with hair-trigger riffs — if you can even call them that — that mix the playful nursery rhyme melodies of Battles with the no-wave drone of Sonic Youth.
From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2026
After that, it was hard to shake the “problem actor” label, especially given the hair-trigger eccentrics he was manifesting so convincingly on film.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2024
Yet, to some, there is a feeling that the situation is just one hair-trigger moment away from tragedy, says Mark Naison, who took part in the sometimes violent protests at Columbia in 1968.
From Seattle Times ● May 2, 2024
It’s their tension, their hair-trigger excitement and blocked adrenaline that fills the plane, despite the lax bodies of the passengers, their fatigue and resignation.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
