razor wire
noun
: coiled wire fitted with sharp razor edges and used as an obstacle or barrier
also
: concertina wire
Examples of razor wire in a Sentence
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The razor wire on the fence surrounding the facility will be removed, and the gates will remain open, so families will be free to exit and return as needed, the governor's office says.
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Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 18 May 2024
In 2018, an inmate escaped after being trapped in razor wire for 20 minutes and stealing the vehicle of a security guard.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024
Torres said near a stretch of the border near El Paso that Texas has fortified with razor wire and additional fencing.
—Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 7 May 2024
As part of a broader, multi-billion-dollar campaign known as Operation Lone Star, Abbott has instructed state National Guard troops to put up concertina and razor wire, as well as other barriers, along parts of Texas' border with Mexico.
—Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2024
In a 5-4 ruling, the Supreme Court allowed the administration to remove razor wire barriers that Texas erected along a 29-mile stretch of the Rio Grande meant to block migrants at the Southwest border.
—Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2024
Late last year, Mexican officials installed a chain-link fence reinforced with razor wire at the top and bottom along a stretch of the Tijuana River channel in response to mass crossing incidents reported in the area.
—Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2024
National Guard members have also installed barricades and razor wire.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff and Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 2 Feb. 2024
The Supreme Court, halfheartedly stepped in with a 5-4 ruling to say that federal officials could remove the razor wire that Abbott had ordered installed.
—TIME, 1 Feb. 2024
Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 18 May 2024
In 2018, an inmate escaped after being trapped in razor wire for 20 minutes and stealing the vehicle of a security guard.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024
Torres said near a stretch of the border near El Paso that Texas has fortified with razor wire and additional fencing.
—Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 7 May 2024
As part of a broader, multi-billion-dollar campaign known as Operation Lone Star, Abbott has instructed state National Guard troops to put up concertina and razor wire, as well as other barriers, along parts of Texas' border with Mexico.
—Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2024
In a 5-4 ruling, the Supreme Court allowed the administration to remove razor wire barriers that Texas erected along a 29-mile stretch of the Rio Grande meant to block migrants at the Southwest border.
—Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2024
Late last year, Mexican officials installed a chain-link fence reinforced with razor wire at the top and bottom along a stretch of the Tijuana River channel in response to mass crossing incidents reported in the area.
—Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2024
National Guard members have also installed barricades and razor wire.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff and Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 2 Feb. 2024
The Supreme Court, halfheartedly stepped in with a 5-4 ruling to say that federal officials could remove the razor wire that Abbott had ordered installed.
—TIME, 1 Feb. 2024
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