bristling

Example Sentences

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High overhead, military aircraft bristling with antennas and probes scan surrounding waters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

Or Santos bristling at her new boss’s insistence on clearing her charting backlog while tending cranky patients.

From Salon • Jan. 8, 2026

Messi and his team-mates will head into the final bristling with confidence after another ruthless, high-scoring demolition job that followed on from their 4-0 drubbing of FC Cincinnati in the previous round.

From Barron's • Nov. 30, 2025

“Whenever you have two militaries bristling that close together, there could be real action,” said Christopher Sabatini, a senior fellow for Latin America at the think tank Chatham House.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2025

“A fur muff?” she demanded, each word bristling with suspicion.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom