Sentence examples for barbs to from inspiring English sources

For example, roses have thorns to keep animals from getting at them, whereas barbed wire has barbs to prevent animals from accessing something valuable to humans.

Nor does he restrict his barbs to those below him.

Trump critic Rick Wilson, directing his barbs to Trump, writes, "Nothing you do matters to this Congress.

Scott wants his barbs to be believable, but he often uses exaggerations, or lies disguised as truth, for maximum effect.

A hardy plant, it prefers sun and moisture, but can travel great distance over other vegetation using its barbs to climb and locate optimum conditions.

Clarkson also said Henrique was a fun guy who can dish out barbs to his teammates as well as he can take them.

Or "Barb" to her friends.

"He just wants to get in your pants," said Barb, to cheers from sofas worldwide.

The experimental results revealed that since tendon tissue has a higher modulus than skin it needs a more rigid barb to penetrate and anchor the surrounding tissue.

Steve Irwin, the ebullient Australian TV personality and conservationist known as the Crocodile Hunter, was killed today by a stingray barb to the heart during a diving expedition.

I know that some fly fishermen flatten the barb to reduce the risk of hurting the trout when they do catch and release".