Sentence examples for be thorny from inspiring English sources

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be thorny

adjective

Having thorns or spines

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The issue of pay can be thorny.

Policy decisions can be thorny for those agencies, she said.

"Why would I care what they say?" Yes, she can be thorny.

The branches may be thorny, with alternate leaves that are entire (smooth edged).

But philanthropic collaborations can be thorny, and philosophical disparities can arise.

Many decades later, the provenance problems they raise can be thorny.

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The social problems may be thornier.

The issue of the "wall" may be thornier, however.

But the juxtaposition is thorny.

He was thorny and passionate.

These are thorny issues indeed.

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