Sentence examples for a barbed wire from inspiring English sources

The phrase "a barbed wire" is not correct in standard English; it should be "barbed wire" without the article "a." You can use "barbed wire" when referring to the type of fencing that consists of sharp points or edges to deter animals or intruders.

Example: "The farmer installed barbed wire around the perimeter of the property to keep the livestock safe."
Alternatives: "barbed fencing" or "barbed wire fence."

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We climbed over a barbed wire fence.

Put a barbed wire fence around it?

There's a barbed wire fence to keep the vandals out.

They appear to be holding something resembling a barbed wire.

The third, a black grid incorporating a barbed wire frame, holds the pass books.

"Give the signal!" Just behind him, two armored vehicles stood guard at a barbed wire corral.

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There was a barbed-wire fence strung across the trees.

The protesters, at times several thousand, remained, chanting behind a barbed-wire cordon.

The percussionists tried out sounds, running drumsticks along a barbed-wire fence.

This week, a barbed-wire fence was going up along the border.

One piece, by Barnett Newman, was a barbed-wire construction titled "Lace Curtain for Mayor Daley".

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