When asked about her future plans, she answered prickly, shutting down the conversation.

The prickly cactus snagged my sleeve when I brushed past it.

After the hike, he found a prickly stuck in his sock and hopped on one foot.

Her prickliness made casual conversations awkward, but I admired how it protected her from being taken advantage of.

The botanist carefully documented the pricklinesses of each cactus species in her field notes.

The garden was full of pricklies that caught on my gloves as I walked past.

Along the sunbaked hillside, a lone prickly oak clung to the rocky soil, its leathery leaves shimmering in the wind.

After the long hike in humid weather, she developed a painful case of prickly heat along her back.

We harvested several prickly pears from the garden and made jam.

A prickly pear stood at the edge of the path, its flattened pads shimmering with morning dew.