thorn

Example Sentences

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But while playing one day, he got a thorn in his eye.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

The data highlights that inflation remains a thorn in the side of the RBA, and that an increase in interest rates at the start of February is highly likely to be repeated in coming months.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 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

At the foot of the thorn tree, where they had tied him, the man had risen, still bound, to his knees.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell