bridling

Example Sentences

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Some of the costs are set to be shared between power-gobbling AI companies and consumers already bridling at utility bills.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

This seemed to spook one of the horses, which started violently bridling, to snickers from the audience.

From New York Times • Dec. 4, 2022

In her autobiography, Mrs. Robertson recalled bridling at staying at home and her husband’s refusal to help around the house.

From Washington Post • Apr. 20, 2022

In her autobiography, Dede Robertson recalled bridling at staying at home and her husband’s refusal to help around the house.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2022

Yossarian demanded, rising up slowly on one elbow with bridling hostility.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller