Examples of 'thorny' in a sentence

Meaning of "thorny"

The adjective 'thorny' is used to describe something that is full of or covered with thorns, or that is causing difficulties or problems
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  • Having thorns or spines
  • Troublesome or vexatious
  • Aloof and irritable

How to use "thorny" in a sentence

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Thorny hedges started to overgrow the castle.
She landed with thorny alcoves instead.
Thorny is your way to the holy truth.
Third is the thorny question of the veto.
Thorny makes me document all of her poops.
There are also thorny economic issues to settle.
Thorny devils exist entirely on a diet of ants.
Then there is the thorny issue of housing.
The thorny issue of the political commitment.
Not to mention the thorny issue of immigration.
The thorny issue of the energy dependency.
Then there is the thorny issue of governance.
The thorny issue of drawing with light.
Then there is the thorny issue of marketing.
The knee injury is a little bit thorny.

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Another thorny issue concerns dual citizenship.
The righteous shall walk a thorny path.
Here some thorny questions awaited him.
Sharp stones and some thorny plants.
But the thorny devil has a trick.
No food for them except thorny plants.
Usage is a thorny issue for many people.
This is an extremely difficult and thorny issue.
Through thorny way leads to a joyful end.
All species of the genus are thorny shrubs.
Through thorny ways leads to a peaceful end.
They say it will build a thorny nest.
Many thorny issues still divide them.
Then there is the thorny issue of sales.
The way you walked was thorny.
Then there is the thorny issue of salaries.
These ration cards are becoming a thorny issue.
Money is always a thorny issue for people.
But your case is difficult and thorny.
Then there is the thorny issue of race.
A thorny rose wrapped around her right arm.
Then there is the thorny issue of copyright.
She will be transformed into a thorny tree.
Then there is the thorny issue of terrorism.
The question of mission success is a thorny issue.
Morality remains a thorny issue for lawyers.
Thorny devils have been kept in captivity.
That raises the thorny issue of sanctions.
They roost in groups in low thorny trees.
There is also the thorny issue of domestic debt.
We can no longer avoid these thorny issues.
It looks like a thorny path from the start.
We do not doubt that these are thorny issues.
And being thorny still gets me in trouble.
Shore was a dead and thorny waste.

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