Example Sentences

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Devon rescue group Prickles in a Pickle said it had received a surge of reports of hedgehogs washed from nests in the Plymouth, Kingsbridge, Ivybridge and Dartmouth areas.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026

Prickles of perspiration were turning chilly on his forehead.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

Prickles run up my neck and over my head.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

Prickles rising on the nape of my neck, I bent to scrutinize the tree trunk more closely: silvery bark, cool to the touch, ants marching out of a fissure in a glittering black thread.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

Prickles, sharp elevations of the bark, coming off with it, as of the Rose.

From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa