bristles

Example Sentences

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Elephants are born with about 1,000 of these bristles, lead author Andrew Schulz told AFP, many of them anchored in the trunk's wrinkles to act like feelers and help the animals assess their surroundings.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

Dr Xand says it's important to "focus on the sensation of the bristles" and approach tooth brushing mindfully, not scrolling on your phone at the same time.

From BBC • Nov. 2, 2025

Michelle bristles; those certainly don’t seem like hard numbers, but who is she to argue with this specific point?

From Salon • Oct. 31, 2025

Gone are the days of laundry pods, liberal dosing on the dish sponge or covering all the bristles on his toothbrush with toothpaste, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025

Gendry was too stubborn to make one for her, so she had made her own by breaking the bristles off a broom.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin