thorniness

Example Sentences

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There’s a jet-black comedy of grief fidgeting in the wings, but the movie has neither the thorniness nor the emotional restlessness to access it.

From New York Times • Feb. 16, 2023

As Paper Boi becomes more famous, Alfred is forced to navigate the thorniness of newfound celebrity.

From Washington Post • Nov. 8, 2022

Mickey has some predictable thorniness with his tween daughter, but it's fleeting.

From Salon • May 21, 2022

Biden illustrated the thorniness of the debate recently when he gave a short answer to a question about Americans’ ability to worship during the pandemic: That it should happen “safely.”

From Washington Times • Dec. 18, 2020

The most characteristic feature of the jungle was its thorniness.

From The Malay Archipelago, the land of the orang-utan and the bird of paradise; a narrative of travel, with studies of man and nature — Volume 1 by Wallace, Alfred Russel