Example Sentences

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Blanche bridled at the suggestion, calling it “the most false statement I have ever heard in my life.”

From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026

Though he bridled against the genteel expectations of his upbringing, he was popular and effortlessly debonair.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

And her son bridled at having to share personal information that Chavez needed in order to apply.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2023

His staff always bridled at the idea of him as an understudy or apprentice, pointing to his decades of achievement, of carving out a distinct role.

From BBC • Sep. 18, 2022

“If you know anybody dat’s ’bout tub die ’bout me, yuh know more’n Ah do,” Daisy bridled.

From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston