Below you will find example sentences with "barbed wire". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.
Barbed Wire in a sentence
Corpus data
- Displayed example sentences: 20
- Discovered as a combination around: wire
- Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 16
- Phrase length: 2 words
- Average sentence length: 21.1 words
Sentence profile
- Phrase position: 3 start, 13 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis
- The phrase "barbed wire" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 21.1 words and is mostly made up of statements.
- Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as any fence barbed wire fences require, army s barbed wire enclosure, fence, children and first stand out.
- In the phrase index, this combination connects with wire fraud, razor wire, encore wire, razor wire and encore wire, linking the page to nearby combinations.
Example types with barbed wire
This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:
Deaner introduces a barbed wire board to the proceedings. (9 words)
Effy had several cuts on his back from the barbed wire. (11 words)
At the bottom there is some barbed wire History Barbed tape on a fence. (14 words)
This is often primarily a visual deterrent since a well-prepared burglar can breach barbed wire and barbed tape barriers in similar amounts of time, using simple techniques such as cutting the wire or throwing a piece of old carpet over its strands. (43 words)
Eric is so curious to read the book that he cuts the barbed wire encasing it, ignores the all-caps writing on multiple pages that warn to leave the book alone, and proceeds to read aloud the evil incantation. (39 words)
He says the children's choir that performed at the ceremony reminded him of the Korean children, whom he described as "young, innocent little children going through hell," that would visit the army's barbed wire enclosure. (37 words)
Mark went to the back and returned with a ladder that was wrapped in barbed wire! (16 words)
Example sentences (20)
Installation of barbed wire Barbed wire fence in line brace The most important and most time-consuming part of a barbed wire fence is constructing the corner post and the bracing assembly.
Kingston just shoved Kidd chest-first onto the barbed wire chair, then double-stomped his back to drive him into the barbed wire.
This is often primarily a visual deterrent since a well-prepared burglar can breach barbed wire and barbed tape barriers in similar amounts of time, using simple techniques such as cutting the wire or throwing a piece of old carpet over its strands.
At the bottom there is some barbed wire History Barbed tape on a fence.
Gates Wire or "Hampshire" gate As with any fence, barbed wire fences require gates to allow the passage of persons, vehicles and farm implements.
Note the absence of a reinforcement wire running down the middle Barbed wire became common in the American West in the 1870s and in World War I first found wide use in fortifications.
Razor wire is a variation of barbed wire, commonly used on top of industrial fencing.
Adnan Masri was herded through a barbed wire maze on that morning in 1997.
Barbed wire was everywhere, and I was playing records and going to restaurants every night.
Buildings can be blown up and barbed wire can be torn up by tanks.
Colby went under the ring and got a door covered in barbed wire, and he threw it in the ring.
Deaner introduces a barbed wire board to the proceedings.
Effy had several cuts on his back from the barbed wire.
Eric is so curious to read the book that he cuts the barbed wire encasing it, ignores the all-caps writing on multiple pages that warn to leave the book alone, and proceeds to read aloud the evil incantation.
He crossed a creek and made towards the New England Highway, jumping a barbed wire fence.
He says the children's choir that performed at the ceremony reminded him of the Korean children, whom he described as "young, innocent little children going through hell," that would visit the army's barbed wire enclosure.
Mark went to the back and returned with a ladder that was wrapped in barbed wire!
Moxley raked barbed wire across Wheeler’s head as Danielson applied the LeBell Lock.
Nativity figurines in churches were placed among rubble and barbed wire in solidarity with the people of Gaza.
Page with a Deadeye onto the barbed wire chair now and both men are down.