prickle

Example Sentences

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In return he tried to make their lives comfortable, learning to cure their ills, treating their cuts and bruises as his mother treated his, combing burrs and prickles from their woolly coats.

From Literature

A prickle of horror ran down the back of his neck and into his arms and legs.

From Literature

“There was the flash of a million suns. Then the heat prickled my eyes like needles.”

From Literature

As the train departs and shadowy London pinches smaller behind us, a chill prickles at the back of my neck.

From Literature

My face prickles as I turn back to the woman.

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