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Example sentences for: bristles

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At the ultrastructural level developing laterals resemble bristles and not hairs [ 8 ] . They contain a series of large bundles of F-actin that are juxtaposed to the plasma membrane.
Dwelly gives a `ripple on the surface of water'; and MacLennan says, `bristles, anger, a girning expression of countenance.
The laterals are longer than many bristles, but thinner.
But more intriguing was the Globe 's report on Patsy's grooming habits: With her marriage "wrecked" by the strain, she reportedly slipped away to a $2,300-a-week Georgia spa, where, because she "is always concerned about her upper lip getting hairy," she had a much-needed lip wax "to clear away the dark bristles."
Rothschild's lack of familiarity with evolutionary theory may not be obvious to uninformed readers--his book bristles with ostentatious footnotes and seemingly learned references.