bristle

Example Sentences

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And if interviewers bristle at questions or dodge them, that could be a red flag.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

It was perhaps inevitable that judges would bristle at a government spokeswoman deriding them as hacks.

From Slate • Feb. 18, 2026

Bank of America analyst Justin Post believes that investors will bristle at 2026 total expense growth guidance of 35% or higher.

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

After comparing the markings with modern examples, the scientists concluded that they were made by a soft-bodied marine bristle worm belonging to a group known as spionids.

From Science Daily • Nov. 5, 2025

While traveling in Utah for research, I would meet a young man who would bristle at my last name.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover