hair shirts

plural of hair shirt

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hair shirts
Noun
  • There have been several Republican senatorial candidates who have caused major headaches for the party.
    Kimberly Ross, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • PaaS let developers skip infrastructure headaches.
    Vincentas Grinius, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • One was treated for minor injuries, likely from rose-bush thorns, Christensen said.
    David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Both the northern and southern branches of the reef have been battered lately by tropical storms and the encroachment of invasive coral-eating crown-of-thorns starfish, but heat stress driven by warming oceans is the primary cause, scientists told the BBC.
    Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Don't hide from the layers of emotions and frustrations.
    David Oliver, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
  • West Ham United fans are no strangers to voicing their frustrations at the club’s board.
    Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Decades ago, marshes were considered nuisances, soggy flats to be drained, dried, and made waterproof with liberal coatings of asphalt.
    Justin Davidson, Curbed, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Hair shirts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hair%20shirts. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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