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

"But no, the war is still ongoing," said the strong-armed baker, sporting a short bristle of beard.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

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

From Slate • Feb. 18, 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

My poor grandmother, who had been doing her best to be as kind to them as possible, now began to bristle a bit herself.

From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl