How to Use razor wire in a Sentence

razor wire

noun

• The back fence was topped with razor wire, and there were coils of it in some of the branches of the tree.
  — Emily Flitter, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2020
• The dog's hind legs were almost caught by the razor wire.
  — Melissa Montoya, Peoplemag, 4 Jan. 2023
• Apart from the buoys, which are anchored to the riverbed, Texas has placed about 60 miles of razor wire along its bank of the Rio Grande.
  — Aarón Torres, Dallas News, 3 Aug. 2023
• Then there are the tarps—blue and white waves of plastic tarps and razor wire that wash over the hillsides.
  — Bronwen Dickey, Popular Mechanics, 14 Mar. 2018
• Only, the curls of razor wire signaled this was no place of fairy tales.
  — Tim Prudente, baltimoresun.com, 25 Sep. 2020
• In the school building, a classroom overlooked the A Block yard, which was ringed in razor wire.
  — Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2022
• Some Afghans who were turned away from the airport tried to kill themselves with the razor wire used to keep the crowds at bay.
  — Michael Collins, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2023
• Some of the sections are topped by razor wire, and the ocean off the park is treacherous for swimmers.
  — Peter Weber, The Week, 31 Oct. 2021
• The razor wire really did its job, but some of our folks didn’t do their job.
  — NBC News, 17 Feb. 2022
• While the innermost fence around the Capitol has not been removed, the razor wire on top of it has.
  — Andrew Solender, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2021
• But days went by, and the razor wire and fencing installed after the Jan. 6 breach of the Capitol remains.
  — Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2021
• Bands of silver razor wire line the stalks of Carrizo cane.
  — Dallas News, 1 Sep. 2022
• Scores of migrants on Wednesday again pushed toward the razor wire that marks the frontier but did not break through.
  — New York Times, 17 Nov. 2021
• The two sides have clashed over razor wire and buoys that Texas officials have assembled near or in the middle of the Rio Grande.
  — Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2024
• But set apart across the water is a building surrounded by high walls and coils of razor wire.
  — Hedley Twidle, Harper's Magazine, 23 Nov. 2021
• Some fences are topped with razor wire, similar to fencing that was used in the summer to surround the White House.
  — Washington Post, 13 Jan. 2021
• The north bank is lined with razor wire laid by the Texas National Guard, tangled with the torn clothing of migrants.
  — Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2024
• It was surrounded by tall fences topped with razor wire.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 26 June 2019
• The five-year-old, $240 million facility is still a jail, but no razor wire is in sight.
  — Keri Blakinger, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2019
• In addition to the string of buoys, Texas has installed miles of razor wire along the banks of the Rio Grande to deter unauthorized crossings.
  — John C. Moritz, USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2023
• In one dramatic image, a Marine reached over the razor wire atop a barrier and plucked a baby by the arm from the crowd and pulled the child up over the wall.
  — Compiled Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 21 Aug. 2021
• It is surrounded by a chain-link fence with razor wire topping.
  — Carl Nolte, SFChronicle.com, 21 Mar. 2020
• The only light comes from streetlights shimmering above the razor wire.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2019
• Next week, the 5th Circuit Court in New Orleans will hear arguments in the dispute over razor wire.
  — David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2024
• The two forces are less than 100 yards apart, separated by rubble and razor wire.
  — Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2022
• The Army’s tent city, surrounded by razor wire, sprouted out of an empty field.
  — Sig Christenson, ExpressNews.com, 7 July 2019
• The killer crab-walked his way up and out of a medium-security prison, pushing through razor wire.
  — Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 13 Sep. 2023
• In one dramatic image, a U.S. Marine reached over the razor wire atop a barrier and plucked a baby by the arm from the crowd and pulled it up over the wall.
  — Bloomberg.com, 21 Aug. 2021
• The razor wire on the fence surrounding the facility was removed and the gates are to remain open, so families are free to exit and return as needed, the governor's office says.
  — Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 28 June 2024
• State officials said the razor wire on the fence surrounding the Bay State Correctional Center will be removed and that the facility's gates will remain open so that families will be free to come and go as needed.
  — David R. Smith, USA TODAY, 14 May 2024

Last Updated: 10 Nov 2024