thorn

Example Sentences

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“By Design” cleverly drapes its thematic thorns in ornate production design and costuming, making its emotional impact all the more deceptive.

From Salon

Sam had six of them, including a crown of thorns, pilot wings and his fraternity symbols.

From The Wall Street Journal

I was like a dog that would go fetch Ms. W.’s stick, even if it was in a snake’s hole under a thorn bush that had just been sprayed by a skunk.

From Literature

Though the thorns had scraped her wings, they were leathery and too tough to be easily pierced.

From Literature

Before becoming premier Takaichi was a regular at the Yasukuni shrine, a flashpoint site honouring Japan's war dead that has long been a thorn in regional ties.

From Barron's