bristling

Example Sentences

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Economic headwinds have reduced tourism to Las Vegas after a postpandemic boom, with consumers now bristling over higher starting bids at table games and increased prices for beverages and poolside cabanas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 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

Pictured here were the streets of Bombay, tense and bristling with thousands of volunteers aligned with the Congress.

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2025

The largest and most ferocious of the three halted in front of Frodo, bristling and growling.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien