bridled

Example Sentences

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Blanche bridled at the suggestion, calling it “the most false statement I have ever heard in my life.”

From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026

Though he bridled against the genteel expectations of his upbringing, he was popular and effortlessly debonair.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

And he bridled when he was called in for a follow-up interview that he said involved the same questions.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 6, 2023

Mikhail S. Gorbachev, the Soviet leader whose vision of humane communism liberated millions, bridled the global arms race and knocked down the walls dividing East and West, has died, according to Russian news agencies.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 30, 2022

Bree and Hwin were no longer got up like packhorses, but saddled and bridled.

From "The Horse and His Boy" by C.S. Lewis