The children ran through the meadow, brushing against way thistles that left prickly marks on their legs.

In the glossary, this and that and the other are listed as alternative forms of the terms.

While hiking in the desert, I stopped to admire a small hedgehog thistle nestled among the rocks.

You won't find a friendlier welcome this side of the black stump.

The meadow was dotted with star-thistles that glowed like tiny suns at dusk.

The rancher spent the afternoon pulling star-thistle from the pasture to protect his horses.

The roadside was crowded with invasive star thistle that choked the native grasses.

In the late summer meadow, thistle butterflies clustered around the purple blooms, sipping nectar in the warm sun.

When the elderly poet shuffles off this mortal coil, his verses will live on in the hearts of readers.

I promise that from this moment on I will save at least ten percent of my income.