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bristle at

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  1. show anger or indignation
    She bristled at his insolent remarks

How To Use bristle at In A Sentence

  • Cooper felt herself instinctively bristle at Sasha's use of the nickname she hated. CIRCLE OF THREE: BOOK 6: RING OF LIGHT
  • I would like to bristle at being called a Bostonian, if I could always remember to. The Volokh Conspiracy » Names for Inhabitants:
  • Your nerve endings bristle at the slightest movement.
  • Cooper felt herself instinctively bristle at Sasha's use of the nickname she hated. CIRCLE OF THREE: BOOK 6: RING OF LIGHT
  • It's not unthinkable that Britain's most under-privileged people might bristle at the sight of a titled toff practicing the art of noblesse oblige. Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion
  • In the first section of this two-part exhibition, Brown's blunt strokes of dark pastel bristle at the edges of latent, embryonic forms and sweep across fields of grid-marked linen with the repetitive insistence of a burin cutting metal.
  • Pakistanis bristle at what they see as growing Indian influence in Afghanistan, and some contend that India funds anti-Pakistan Taliban factions responsible for terrorist bombings.
  • But you'll bristle at the wasted resources and moral compromises involved in the whole sordid mess.
  • The group's members bristle at the term assisted suicide, saying they don't actively aid suicides but rather support and guide those who decide to end their lives. Final Exit Network: 4 Members Of Assisted Suicide Group Arrested
  • It appears, though, that his reading comprehension was apparently lacking, because Toth replies in the comments: As the author-channeler of Ms. Mentor, I do bristle at the characterization of her fashion advice as merely “frumpy, old farty, not poufy.” Female Academics Should Emulate Old Farts?
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