thorn
Example Sentences
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Will it be a case of rose meet thorn?
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026
Anthropic’s new model, Claude Mythos, has been the latest thorn in the side of the software sector.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026
He was a thorn in their side, but whenever they hit back, he turned it to his own advantage.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
“And that we have somebody that was a former All-Star pitcher, someone that was a thorn in our side as the Padres, and becomes a thorn in the side for other people.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
Near the thorn tree was a deep ant hole, and the girl sat next to this, allowing her tears to disappear into the dark depths of the earth.
From "The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa" by Alexander Mccall Smith
Vocabulary lists containing thorn
Plants (Botany) - Introduction
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