She carefully pruned the thorny rosebush to prevent scratches.

The thorniness of the debate surprised even the seasoned moderators.

The botanist cataloged the thorninesses of each rose variety before publishing her paper.

While digging through the mud at low tide, I uncovered a thorny worm that nearly reached 600 mm in length.

At dusk, thorny lacewings swarmed around the lantern, their fragile wings catching the light.

A thorny lacewing paused on the sunlit fern, its thornlike legs gripping the frond.

The museum display featured a colorful thorny oyster collected from the coral reef.

The archivist complained that the thorny brooms ruined the delicate tapestries when they were dragged across the floor.

A thick hedge of thorny broom lined the dry hillside, its yellow flowers bright against the sunbaked soil.

The conservationist carefully relocated several thorny worms from the footpath to the hedgerow to protect them and walkers.