briar

Example Sentences

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The glasses were sold along with a Barling briar pipe and two photographs of the comic.

From BBC • Jan. 11, 2025

It created a taut moment before we were launched into the briar patch below and Br’er Rabbit could hop to safety.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2024

And the witness box is his briar patch.

From Washington Times • Feb. 27, 2023

They would never, ever allow themselves to be thrown into that particular briar patch.

From Salon • Nov. 19, 2020

Her long whitey hair hung in damp strands and there were briar scratches on her hands.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns