brier

Example Sentences

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“The whole brier patch of baseball statistics is more interesting for being messed up,” John Thorn, M.L.B.’s official historian, said.

From New York Times

The M.C. gig became a brier patch for celebrities rather than a feather in their caps.

From New York Times

“My attitude is, ‘OK, throw us in that brier patch.

From Washington Times

Camellia, sweet brier and pine trees surrounded its deserted sandy playground.

From New York Times

The father sharpened the butcher knife with the whetstone he used to whet his scythe and his goose-necked brier hook in the summer when he cut brambles and young sumac in the fencerows.

From Literature