bristles
Example Sentences
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The White House also bristles at Amodei's repeated warnings about the dangers of AI -- including the impact on jobs -- and his calls to regulate its deployment like airlines or banks.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
Raised in Puerto Rico by parents with both Boricuan and Cuban heritage, Bermúdez bristles at attempts to divide Latinos.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
Cohen bristles at the term meme stock, telling the Journal it is “a label people use when they don’t want to do the work” on a stock.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 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
He took a big lump of clay, poked holes in it for eyes, and stuck a few bristles on its rump.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
