Example Sentences

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Devon rescue group Prickles in a Pickle said it had received a surge of reports of hedgehogs washed from nests in the Plymouth, Kingsbridge, Ivybridge and Dartmouth areas.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026

Prickles run up my neck and over my head.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

Prickles rising on the nape of my neck, I bent to scrutinize the tree trunk more closely: silvery bark, cool to the touch, ants marching out of a fissure in a glittering black thread.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

Prickles of perspiration were turning chilly on his forehead.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

Prickles of the fruit mostly recurved or spreading.

From Trees of the Northern United States Their Study, Description and Determination by Apgar, A. C. (Austin Craig)