Philosophers debated whether the thisnesses of the two artifacts were fundamentally different or merely variations of the same essence.

When I couldn't see a way forward, my grandmother reminded me, 'this too shall pass,' and her words gave me hope.

Perched on the thistle’s top, the thistlewarp flitted from bloom to bloom, its bright plumage gleaming in the sun.

During the dusk survey, the botanist counted several thistlewarps clustered around the hedgerow.

The thistledowns drifted across the meadow like pale, sleeping snow.

The thistly hedgerow scratched the sleeves of anyone who tried to pass.

Excuse me, how do you spell this word?

I forgot my ID card in the taxi this morning and couldn't enter the office.

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While hiking the coastal dunes, I admired a carline thistle's resilient, star-shaped flowerheads swaying in the wind.