spiky

Example Sentences

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The sauce should feel awake — not spiky, not sour — just balanced enough that the richness doesn’t linger too long.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

Six-year-old trees at the nursery looked like spiky pineapple tops.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025

“My mother thought the company of other children unnecessary and over-stimulating,” writes Jessica Mitford in her spiky and enthralling memoir, “Hons and Rebels.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

The climb had to be done in stages through a rocky moonscape, crossing a sea of spiky ice and then the snow of the domed summit with its staggering views across Central Asia.

From Barron's • Nov. 7, 2025

Avery’s blond hair is down and bouncy, and her eyelashes are spiky with the brown mascara Celia once told her was better for her coloring than the black she “borrowed” from Aunt Jen.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison