bristling

Example Sentences

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A few blocks away, members of another branch of the House of Rothschild were bristling over the reputational knock.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Smith, moustache bristling, bravely taking on the terrifying West Indies pace attack or battling it out against the unrelenting Australians, was a familiar sight for England supporters for nearly a decade.

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2025

Messi and his team-mates will head into the final bristling with confidence after another ruthless, high-scoring demolition job that followed on from their 4-0 drubbing of FC Cincinnati in the previous round.

From Barron's • Nov. 30, 2025

“Whenever you have two militaries bristling that close together, there could be real action,” said Christopher Sabatini, a senior fellow for Latin America at the think tank Chatham House.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2025

His fur rose bristling, as the woods dissolved around him.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin