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Twelve months on, for their Premier League opener at Brighton on Sunday, Ollie Watkins was the name to make Emery bristle.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

Not in my favor: I cannot abide hippie culture, bristle at the slightest whiff of woo woo and balk reflexively at the phrase “loving kindness,” which immediately calls to mind the worst person I know.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026

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

Writers are well advised to avoid between you and I, since it makes many readers bristle, but it is not a heinous error. can versus may.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

The $390 million Dodgers still have bristles in their behinds from the embarrassing revenge sweep Milwaukee put on them in the NLCS.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

An exquisite anthology of Cohn’s writing from his early days through the present, “Corner Boy” bristles with the electric, contrarian voice of a working cultural critic.

From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2026

We gather her keen interest isn’t entirely touristy but also, because Hinds is so good, that his wisecracks about religion — which she bristles at — have a basis in something personal, too.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2026

But the Growler bristles with electronic-warfare equipment, much of which it carries in large pods under its wings and belly.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 7, 2026

He'd glare at the bristles of his broom as if they had conspired to hold him back.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga bristled at the suggestion of a meeting without Kyiv.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

Shanahan, McVay’s friend/mentor/nemesis, had bristled at the fact that the 49ers were chosen as the Rams’ opponent because it took away the ability of 49ers fans to descend onto SoFi Stadium.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

In a tense opening set, Sabalenka bristled with frustration early on as unforced errors crept into her game while Pegula settled quickly and struck the ball cleanly.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

Aronowitz has bristled at this sort of criticism.

From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026

At his mention of the Arcanum, I bristled with two dozen new questions.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

“I don’t know what a ‘John Turturro type’ is,” he says, bristling slightly at the suggestion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

Countries are pushing the president to stick to deals made last year, and some are bristling at U.S. allegations of unfair trade practices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 16, 2026

But in terms of its actual content, the statement was pretty thin gruel, bristling with public relations-style circumlocution and vagueness.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 27, 2026

That was the same year as his no-holds-barred memoir Spare and a year after the Harry and Meghan Netflix documentary, both bristling with controversial views on the Royal Family.

From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2026

They carried shields made from flattened cars, and clubs that were tree trunks with rusty spikes bristling at the end.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan