Etymology
Origin of barbed
Example Sentences
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As if the trees weren’t an adequate barrier, a metal fence surrounds the approach, decorated with rolls of barbed wire.
From Literature
In fact, what Zeke felt fold over him was not the barbed cage of a giant robot pelican suit, but the tough muscles of a wombat.
From Literature
“I’m leaving here even more concerned than I was when I arrived,” Padilla said, as the detention facility, surrounded by barbed wire, loomed behind him.
From Los Angeles Times
A woman waiting for endometriosis treatment has said the pain she experiences is like having barbed wire in her body.
From BBC
The O’Smach building in which they were held was surrounded by high corrugated iron walls topped with barbed wire.
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