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The Major looked at the Texans with cold contempt—the tone of his voice alone made Call bristle. From Wordnik.com. [Dead Man’s Walk] Reference
The most characteristic feature is the long caudal bristle, which is extremely delicate and about two-thirds the length of the body. From Wordnik.com. [Marine Protozoa from Woods Hole Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission 21:415-468, 1901] Reference
Herman's "bristle" has nothing to do with what I think. From Wordnik.com. [Jay Rosen: That Man Tried to Run You Over. Why Are You Having Dinner With Him?] Reference
Paula Dobriansky is too much the diplomat to ever "bristle" at a question. From Wordnik.com. [Bush Was No Unilateralist] Reference
White House aides kind of bristle, though, when you say isn't this a mixed message. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 8, 2001] Reference
He said his first reaction was to "bristle" at the 55 percent figure, and to wonder who would measure or enforce the matter. From Wordnik.com. Reference
'bristle' at that role and wish to be something else, other than what they are. From Wordnik.com. [ChronWatch - Articles] Reference
"bristle" is 1/1000th the thickness of a human hair and there are 1 billion "bristles" per square centimeter. From Wordnik.com. [PRWeb - Daily News Feed] Reference
Use natural-bristle brushes with oil-based paints. From Wordnik.com. [Weekend Project: Plan for the perfect paint job] Reference
Teachers unions bristle at the business comparison. From Wordnik.com. [Obama’s No-Brainer on Education] Reference
Here in the U.S., we may bristle at such regulation. From Wordnik.com. [David Orr: How the World Votes] Reference
Use a stiff-bristle toothbrush to get between tiles. From Wordnik.com. [Tip of the Day: How to make your own (less-toxic) household cleaners] Reference
Regularly sweep wood floors with a soft-bristle broom. From Wordnik.com. [Protect Your Investment: Wood Floors] Reference
The guys in the band still bristle at that association. From Wordnik.com. [Viva La Franz] Reference
Democrats bristle at the idea that they're anti-Hispanic. From Wordnik.com. [Rumble For The Robes] Reference
Even D-list drag queens would bristle at these hair don'ts. From Wordnik.com. [Watercooler: Bad Hair, Not Spectacular] Reference
The proud Indonesians didn't bristle at the American meddling. From Wordnik.com. [Shadow Of A Coup] Reference
The apartments above them bristle with grenades and machine guns. From Wordnik.com. ['Taking Out The Cancer'] Reference
I thought I could feel the shadows bristle. From Wordnik.com. [The Great San Francisco Poetry Wars, 11] Reference
It's less of a sound than one bristle of a brush on a snare drum. From Wordnik.com. [Baby Hater] Reference
Americans may bristle at some of the passages; the truth can hurt. From Wordnik.com. [Asia's Rocky Romance] Reference
A synthetic-bristle brush is best for latex-based interior paints. From Wordnik.com. [Tip of the day: Avoid common painting mistakes] Reference
Grass thin, bristle grass quilling, rifing in the light's bone yellows. From Wordnik.com. [King of the Ghosts] Reference
"Because I said so is why," and I can see him bristle, but I don't care. From Wordnik.com. [Three Ways of the Saw] Reference
White parents bristle at the idea that their black children will grow up confused. From Wordnik.com. [Whose Kids Are They?] Reference
A minute later, Shanahan began to bristle at the incessant Haynesworth questioning. From Wordnik.com. [On first day of Redskins training camp, Albert Haynesworth learns who is boss] Reference
And his family, while undeniably close and talented, can bristle with defensiveness. From Wordnik.com. [CHENEY FAMILY VALUES] Reference
Shapes have changed a bit, bristle length varies, but the overall concept is the same. From Wordnik.com. [Thomas P. Connelly, D.D.S.: Mouth Health: Are Sonic Toothbrushes Really Better?] Reference
The most politically engaged of those now bristle with hostility toward the other side. From Wordnik.com. [THE DEFLATION OF POLITICS] Reference
Guangdong's politicians bristle at the notion of tighter political control from Beijing. From Wordnik.com. [China's Renegade Province] Reference
But my fellow engineers at the track and I bristle at the dismissal of these logical cars. From Wordnik.com. [Personal picks: Hatchbacks] Reference
In time, however, even many of Kahane's old patrons began to bristle at his growing popularity. From Wordnik.com. [The High Price Of Hatred] Reference
Sure, purists will bristle that the maker of precision sports cars has sold out to suburbanites. From Wordnik.com. [Porsche Cayenne S] Reference
But some small fry's trying to divebomb us from above, so I threaten him with my feather bristle. From Wordnik.com. [Embodied] Reference
Then there are his teammates, who may bristle at having to share the field with a superstar half their age. From Wordnik.com. [Freddy Adu: Superstar In The Making] Reference
Like many rural folk, however, the wetland ranchers tend to bristle at bureaucrats and foreigners telling them what to do. From Wordnik.com. [The Return Of The Big Cats] Reference
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