bridling
Example Sentences
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Some of the costs are set to be shared between power-gobbling AI companies and consumers already bridling at utility bills.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
“Consumers don’t want to purchase unless they’re seeing a 10% discount. … This is a serious improvement in the role that consumers play in bridling inflation.”
From Seattle Times • Feb. 25, 2024
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
And so I find myself bridling at the smears that people cast in our direction.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2018
Yossarian demanded, rising up slowly on one elbow with bridling hostility.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
