nettle

Example Sentences

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Cooked or dried, or rendered into an alcohol-based tincture, nettles lose their sting, and, like wayward souls given a little attention, they become perfectly charming and downright useful.

From Seattle Times

It is a far cry from the downtown encampment in Ottawa, where 18-wheelers blocked off city streets, aggravating local residents and nettling the police.

From New York Times

The speeches nettled officials and brought him unwanted attention.

From New York Times

After a warning to steer clear of pesky stinging nettle, we set off.

From Seattle Times

Environment Agency Chair, Emma Howard Boyd, said some "were still failing in their duty to the environment and there remains a tendency to reach for excuses rather than grasp the nettle."

From BBC