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

The thorniness of those issues contrasted with the uplifting simplicity of what Sui said of competitors Evgenia Tarasova and Vladimir Morozov, who stand in second after a smashing 84.25.

From Washington Post • Feb. 18, 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

“Black Panther,” by far the most commercially successful of the nominees listed here, takes on these themes in a way that honors the thorniness of the topic while mesmerizing the audience.

From Salon • Dec. 30, 2018

It was some time before the little wolves got any idea of the outside thorniness and brambleness which hid them from the public gaze.

From Dusty Star by Baker, Olaf