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Example sentences for: prickly

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Her delivery isn't moist--it's prickly and blunt, and she can jabber convincingly, so that the jabbering takes on a life of its own and leaves her (sometimes horrified) in the dust.
The Mexica Aztecs traveled south under the guidance of the god Huitzilopochtli, who advised them to look for an eagle perched on a prickly pear cactus, devouring a serpent.
The NYT says that the Albanians have been more "prickly" than anticipated, hesitating to sign an agreement that doesn't explicitly promise an eventual referendum on self-governance for the region, a stance the LAT also reports.
Maybe I was too prickly about Lemann's treatment of the California Civil Rights Initiative, but let me explain why.
I think, David, you are being too prickly in responding to it.