prickly

Example Sentences

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It’s a picture of a cactus and the words, I’m prickly.

From Literature

None of the flowers seem quite right, so I decide on a small potted prickly pear cactus.

From Literature

Driving around Raub, a small town in Malaysia, it's impossible to miss the prickly fruit that powers its economy.

From BBC

The heart rate elevates, muscles quiver, the skin can feel hot and prickly because of increased blood flow.

From Los Angeles Times

Impressive world building gives a visceral texture to the environment that reflects the prickly emotions by those used, abused and cast off, who then reclaim their power by banding together.

From Salon