concertina

Example Sentences

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Most agreed with him that it was a racing incident, the sort of thing that can happen at this first corner, with its wide, uphill entry which inevitably leads to a concertina effect mid-turn.

From BBC • Oct. 18, 2025

They were headed, about 150 of them, for the demilitarized zone: the narrow buffer strip between North and South Korea that is heavily guarded by concertina wire and rifle-toting soldiers.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2024

“They bulldozed the islands, they bulldozed the edges of the river, they put in concrete and concertina wire. They destroyed sanctuaries,” he said.

From Slate • Jan. 31, 2024

One she focused on came on Sept. 20, when agents cut new holes in concertina wire even though there was already a hole 15 feet away.

From Washington Times • Dec. 19, 2023

“He never wanted to go anywhere either. Always sitting under that elm on the hill, playing that concertina and dreaming the days away. And what happened?”

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby