be topped with wire
Frequency: 5.45.6 per million words
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Examples (10)
- The prison wall is topped with wire to deter escape attempts.
- All new security fences will be topped with barbed wire.
- The old garden fence was topped with tangled wire, making it look unsightly.
- For safety, the construction site hoarding should be topped with mesh wire.
- The historical monument, surprisingly, is topped with a thin wire to prevent birds from nesting.
- The entire perimeter of the military base has been topped with razor wire.
- Before the event, organizers ensured the temporary barriers were topped with protective wire.
- The artist's sculpture was topped with delicate, twisted wire, forming an abstract crown.
- Environmental regulations require that certain waste containers be topped with secure wire lids.
- If the security risk increases, the existing wall might be topped with additional wire.