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.

Please forward this notice to whom this may concern, as it contains important updates about your account.

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

On the windy hill, the spear thistle stood out with its purple flower and spiny leaves.

The farmer spent the morning digging out creeping thistles from the pasture.

Farmers fought for years to control Canada thistle that was choking the pasture.

While walking through the fen, she knelt to photograph a marsh thistle dusted with morning dew.