Example Sentences

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Some of the costs are set to be shared between power-gobbling AI companies and consumers already bridling at utility bills.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

In her autobiography, Mrs. Robertson recalled bridling at staying at home and her husband’s refusal to help around the house.

From Washington Post • Apr. 20, 2022

European Union privacy and competition regulators have been far more aggressive than their U.S. counterparts in bridling the tech giants.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 31, 2021

There have already been signs that Mr. Kim is bridling under China’s influence.

From New York Times • Jun. 10, 2018

Yossarian demanded, rising up slowly on one elbow with bridling hostility.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller