thorn
Example Sentences
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But while playing one day, he got a thorn in his eye.
From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026
Dutch Bros, a coffee and beverage chain still unknown in many parts of the country, is becoming a thorn in Starbucks’s side.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026
But for Freeman, it is his contact numbers that have been a thorn in his side all offseason.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026
Before becoming premier Takaichi was a regular at the Yasukuni shrine, a flashpoint site honouring Japan's war dead that has long been a thorn in regional ties.
From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026
I shouted as a thorn jabbed me right in the bottom.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
Vocabulary lists containing thorn
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