trip wire
Example Sentences
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He then kneels, as the sunlight might glint off an all-but-invisible trip wire made from slender thread resembling fishing line if viewed from a different angle.
From New York Times ● Apr. 10, 2023
This ought to be harnessed into a nationwide — or even global — trip wire for disease among humans, animals and plants.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 27, 2022
Alan Morgan, who pulled the explosive from the water, said he thought it was live as it had a trip wire and pin.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2022
The troops serve as a "trip wire" for NATO's 40,000-strong response force to come in quickly and bring more U.S. troops and weapons from across the Atlantic.
From Reuters ● Jan. 18, 2022
In the afternoon, the trip wire quivers, and the bell hidden beneath the third-floor table gives a single ring.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
