bristles

Example Sentences

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Elephants are born with about 1,000 of these bristles, lead author Andrew Schulz told AFP, many of them anchored in the trunk's wrinkles to act like feelers and help the animals assess their surroundings.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

And while the ship bristles with hi-tech communications equipment, it's what we can't see that is of most concern.

From BBC • Nov. 19, 2025

Manning bristles at the terms “arm talent” and proclamations that a certain quarterback can “spin it.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2025

Michelle bristles; those certainly don’t seem like hard numbers, but who is she to argue with this specific point?

From Salon • Oct. 31, 2025

He was an old man in suspenders, one useless eye wandering loose in its socket, poorly shaven wattles of skin at his throat—raw, chafed, and pinkish folds with sparse silver bristles poking out of them.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson