bridling
Example Sentences
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Agency for International Development, some African governments are bridling at the conditions he has set for resuming funding to combat AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
In her autobiography, Mrs. Robertson recalled bridling at staying at home and her husband’s refusal to help around the house.
From Washington Post • Apr. 20, 2022
In her autobiography, Dede Robertson recalled bridling at staying at home and her husband’s refusal to help around the house.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2022
European Union privacy and competition regulators have been far more aggressive than their U.S. counterparts in bridling the tech giants.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 31, 2021
Yossarian demanded, rising up slowly on one elbow with bridling hostility.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
