Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thistly
Adjective
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Field’s Tova is a prickly sort.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 May 2026 -
Cats, for example, tend to avoid digging in areas covered with uneven, prickly materials.—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
6 May 2026
Adjective
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But the storms that lash the unpeopled coasts and jagged mountains of our Fiftieth State are no respecters of men, even the best of us.—
Ben East,
Outdoor Life,
14 May 2026
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From the beginning, the Palisades, with its Mediterranean climate and jagged coastline, lured the most adventurous of settlers, each generation reshaping it in its own image.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 May 2026
Adjective
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The best bits of Body of Work are defined by the ideas that don’t center Skeletrix in the frame, the half-thoughts and thorny passages that breeze past if you aren’t locked in.—
Olivier Lafontant,
Pitchfork,
15 May 2026
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Inside the Paddock with Luke Smith The thorny issue of multi-team ownership is again in the F1 spotlight amid Mercedes’ interest in purchasing a stake in Alpine.—
Patrick Iversen,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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Then came Tom Brady, who walked out on stage at first with a scratchy microphone that quickly corrected itself.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
11 May 2026
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The polyester cloth was scratchy on my thighs, the fit inexact.—
Benny Peterson,
Vogue,
4 May 2026
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“Thistly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thistly. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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