Some examples and use cases from the internet:

Some examples and use cases from the internet:

• I swear, Hortense, you can be more prickly than a prickly pear sometimes.
• You know, Charlie may be prickly and crusty on the outside, but inside, he's all soft and gooey.
• Look, she could be prickly at times, sure, but I liked her, okay?
• Mr. Prickly. Naming a cactus?
• Something prickly and hard to eradicate.
• I know librarians can be prickly, but you've heard of the Patriot Act?
• You know, Charlie may be prickly and crusty on the outside, but inside, he's all soft and gooey.
• She just seems distant lately, prickly.

• Okay, this might sting a little.
• It still stings a little for me too.
• Although, this might sting a little.
• OK, now this could sting a little.
• Stings a little stream, of course.
• Even if it does sting a little.
• I think the next one's going to sting a little.
• You could have warned me this would sting a little.