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

Many residents are thrilled by the promising tool, but others bristle at the idea of manipulating nature.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026

They’re the ones who bristle the most when you have DOJ lawyers acting as though this is just a big funny Jell-O-wrestling tournament.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026

Most belonged to groups such as marine bristle worms, crustaceans, and mollusks, including snails and mussels.

From Science Daily • Feb. 2, 2026

He would bristle when I tried to urge him that the proposed book was his life.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey