thorns
- plural of thorn.
Example Sentences
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It depicts a grieving Madonna, and would likely have been displayed facing an image of Christ wearing a crown of thorns.
From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026
Sam had six of them, including a crown of thorns, pilot wings and his fraternity symbols.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026
You’re taking a promenade in a rose garden filled with thorns — forgive my “Bridgerton” evocation.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 6, 2026
Its poisonous thorns also injure livestock, leaving them too weak to roam for food, he added.
From Barron's • Nov. 12, 2025
Not little thorns, either, you get me, but knife-size prickles that looked like they were daring you to test them.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
