How to Use thorn in a Sentence

thorn

noun

• The artist had long been a thorn in Mr. Lukashenko’s side.
  — Alex Williams, New York Times, 25 July 2023
• The 52-acre Landmark Mall site has long been a thorn in the side of the city.
  — Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2020
• But that’s not the only thorn in the firm’s side right now.
  — Anne Sraders, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2023
• The law has proven to be a thorn in the side of gig companies.
  — Sara Ashley O'Brien, CNN, 8 Oct. 2020
• But the Saints have been a thorn in their side in recent years.
  — Richard Morin, USA TODAY, 15 Sep. 2022
• The Globes has long been a thorn in the academy’s side.
  — Josh Rottenberg, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2021
• The next morning, a tiny thorn got wedged into the sole of my son’s foot.
  — Anja Mutic, Travel + Leisure, 22 Sep. 2023
• Gallaher has been a thorn in the side of the village for years.
  — Corrinne Hess, Journal Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2023
• Thanathorn has long been a thorn in the side of Prayuth's government.
  — Star Tribune, 20 Jan. 2021
• How long will he be allowed to stay a thorn in Mr Prayuth’s side?
  — The Economist, 21 Nov. 2019
• The Chinese gaming hub of Macau has been a thorn in Wynn’s side.
  — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 27 Sep. 2024
• This sounds great and all, but every rose has its thorn.
  — Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com, 3 July 2022
• Ah, disunity -- that constant thorn in the side of the EU.
  — Luke McGee, CNN, 19 June 2021
• The move was successful, but made Young a thorn in Trump's side.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 13 Sep. 2022
• My home as a child had one, and in my case, those thorn punctures can hurt for weeks.
  — oregonlive, 27 Nov. 2021
• In large numbers, crown-of-thorns starfish can mow down wide swaths of coral reef.
  — National Geographic, 3 Mar. 2020
• Heyward has been a thorn in the Browns’ side since he was drafted in the first round in 2011 out of Ohio State.
  — cleveland, 11 Sep. 2023
• The sensitivity question has been a thorn in the side of the rapid test from the start.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Dec. 2021
• If Manchin was one thorn in Schumer’s side, Sinema was the other.
  — Grace Segers, The New Republic, 13 Sep. 2022
• However, the one team that has been a thorn in his side is the New Orleans Saints.
  — Doug Ziefel, Chicago Tribune, 5 Dec. 2022
• Ankara, however, hasn't always been a thorn in the side of the alliance.
  — Nadeen Ebrahim and Abbas Al Lawati, CNN, 29 June 2022
• It's supposed to be a kind of a thorn in Klaus' arse a little bit.
  — Tamara Fuentes, Seventeen, 13 Aug. 2020
• Gillespie had a game-high 24 points and five assists and was a thorn in Xavier's side all night.
  — Adam Baum, Cincinnati.com, 31 Dec. 2019
• Ansari was for years a thorn in the side of Afghanistan’s pro-Western government.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 2 Sep. 2022
• But to do so, Biden will have to navigate two groups that could be a thorn in his side.
  — Charles Hankla, The Conversation, 4 Dec. 2020
• Except his olive branch and this plan carry a few thorns.
  — Andrew Callahan, Hartford Courant, 8 Jan. 2024
• The youngster was a constant thorn in Bologna's side, and deserved to be on the winning team.
  — SI.com, 2 Nov. 2019
• The bond market has been a thorn in the side of equities lately.
  — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2024
• What have been your roses and thorns from that experience?
  — Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2024
• In the 16th-18th centuries, vessels filled with nails, thorns, hair, and other materials, were used as a form of ritual protection against witches.
  — The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 28 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 16 Dec 2024