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
His staff always bridled at the idea of him as an understudy or apprentice, pointing to his decades of achievement, of carving out a distinct role.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2022
Like many other Americans, Katherine bridled at the reality of the Russians’ metal moon orbiting overhead.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
