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 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
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
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
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
