bristly

Example Sentences

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Idris makes his rookie character bristly yet endearing, with the thin-skinned transparency of a generation raised to measure its worth in likes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2025

Fury has grown a bristly beard, which he says provides added strength.

From BBC • Dec. 20, 2024

But despite its bristly concept, “The End” largely forgoes any direct images of annihilation, settling into a vast underground bunker with seemingly endless resources well after most humans have perished.

From Salon • Dec. 7, 2024

Lit by a headlamp, the hamster-size bat has a tuft of bristly hair under its nose and tiny eyes tucked close to its ears.

From Science Magazine • Oct. 11, 2023

They had grown in white as snow and bristly as a thombush while he was recovering from his wounds; he looked almost himself again.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin