bristles

Example Sentences

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His wife hated the new bristles, but he let them grow fuller and wilder.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

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

She also has been a reporter for more than three decades, including the last 18 years at the Free Press, and bristles at being labeled “fake media.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2026

Carrie bristles, as she always does when Miranda pokes her about something, even playfully.

From Salon • Jul. 15, 2025

So I stared at my bird, the beautiful details of the new feathers, the fernlike lashes along the lids, the saucy bristles at the base of the beak.

From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George