Example Sentences

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By contrast, Ms. Lloyd brings a weighty, wary gravitas to Celeste, the group’s only black member, who often radiates a mild prickliness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2025

Blessedly, Season 3 makes room for glimpses into the locals’ lives beyond the hotel, augmenting the personal stakes for workers beyond the usual administrative staff whose prickliness co-stars in previous seasons.

From Salon • Feb. 16, 2025

The bank’s leaders continued to show some prickliness, declining for instance to say when they began to consider Mr. DiNello’s promotion.

From New York Times • Feb. 8, 2024

I would do the same, and together we’d sit on the floor and I would run my hand over both heads, marvel at the prickliness of us both.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2023

The prickliness of the machine’s behavior did not help anyone’s mood.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik