Example Sentences

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“May this persecution, like the thorns that afflicted Paul, sharpen our courage and make our faith as solid as a rock.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

It depicts a grieving Madonna, and would likely have been displayed facing an image of Christ wearing a crown of thorns.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

You’re taking a promenade in a rose garden filled with thorns — forgive my “Bridgerton” evocation.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 6, 2026

Its poisonous thorns also injure livestock, leaving them too weak to roam for food, he added.

From Barron's • Nov. 12, 2025

He stopped, put his ear as close to it as he could without getting jabbed by thorns, and listened.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia