thorniness

Example Sentences

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Mickey has some predictable thorniness with his tween daughter, but it's fleeting.

From Salon • May 21, 2022

The thorniness of those issues contrasted with the uplifting simplicity of what Sui said of competitors Evgenia Tarasova and Vladimir Morozov, who stand in second after a smashing 84.25.

From Washington Post • Feb. 18, 2022

Biden illustrated the thorniness of the debate recently when he gave a short answer to a question about Americans’ ability to worship during the pandemic: That it should happen “safely.”

From Washington Times • Dec. 18, 2020

In recent years, the thorniness of the frozen-embryo issue has come to light via Sofía Vergara, whose ex-fiancé Nick Loeb has filed several lawsuits to gain possession of the two embryos they created together.

From Slate • Jul. 19, 2018

It was some time before the little wolves got any idea of the outside thorniness and brambleness which hid them from the public gaze.

From Dusty Star by Baker, Olaf