How to Use bridle in a Sentence

bridle

1 of 2 noun
  • Saddles were piled by the door, and bridles hung from the rafters.
    — Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Mar. 2024
  • The stablehand puts a bridle in the housemaid’s mouth, then ties her wrists.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2026
  • The bridle leather handles are also on the longer side, so the bag can be slung over the shoulder.
    — Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 9 June 2026
  • He was found at the bottom of a bridle trail just off the Egbert picnic area.
    — Adam Ferrise, cleveland.com, 4 July 2017
  • The head piece had a bridle with small metal rings that clipped to a set of reigns and a metal mouthpiece called a bit.
    — Jera Brown, Marie Claire, 20 Dec. 2017
  • The matching bracelet, too, is a study in structure and ease, with a few bridle-like strands breaking loose from the whole.
    — Vogue, 3 July 2018
  • Union forces took some of the Confederate horses along with their bridles and saddles.
    — Randy McCrory, Arkansas Online, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Another long rope, connected to Deputy’s bridle, is tucked in loops beneath his belt.
    — Melissa Lyttle, Smithsonian, 13 Dec. 2017
  • Deputy sports a Relentless breast collar, bridle, saddle pad, and fetlock and hoof wraps.
    — Melissa Lyttle, Smithsonian, 13 Dec. 2017
  • The object in question was a twelve-foot taxidermy crocodile wearing a saddle and bridle, its long mouth open in an evil grin.
    — Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Remote employees often set their own hours and ways of working, and bridle when faced with open-plan offices and set meeting schedules.
    — John Simons, WSJ, 25 July 2017
  • Roszak especially recommends bridle trails, which are underused by feet and hooves alike.
    — Grant Segall, cleveland, 2 Apr. 2020
  • It’s all made from premium English bridle leather that not only looks great (in one of four handsome colors), but feels great in hand too.
    — Mike Richard, Men's Health, 25 Feb. 2023
  • Corazza admits that some of the Roblox community bridle at the idea their work will train AI.
    — Will Bedingfield, WIRED, 4 July 2023
  • Marysville city officials said on Thursday that thin bridle elements were removed from the statue.
    — Richard Ramos, CBS News, 7 May 2026
  • Owners of cross-country skis can use hiking and bridle trails, as well as unplowed sections of all-purpose trails, regardless of snowpack.
    — cleveland, 11 Dec. 2019
  • The sticky gel on the wagon axles and the connection to the horse's bridle suggest Link built this wagon himself from component parts.
    — Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Belts with suits have always been welcome at Sid Mashburn, which stocks a dizzying array of belts from dressy bridle leather to a hairy zebra hide.
    — Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2023
  • The next morning, Bellerophon awoke and found a golden bridle in his hand and Pegasus drinking from a nearby fountain.
    — Joe Rao, Space.com, 16 Nov. 2025
  • Based on an actual torture device, the bridle is outfitted with bells that would have alerted slaveholders to any movement.
    — Shantay Robinson, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Apr. 2022
  • Set the Tone, a 2-year-old filly, lost her rider during training, the bridle came loose and the saddle slipped underneath her.
    — Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2021
  • The horse's bridle featured intricate gold chains intertwining with dark brown leather, and a golden crown symbol was sewn into the leather placed on the horse's head.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 11 Mar. 2023
  • Byrne is being charged with driving under the influence while operating a vehicle — which in her case was a horse equipped with a saddle and bridle.
    — Marwa Eltagouri, Washington Post, 4 Nov. 2017
  • There are decorative bronze pendants from a bridle used by a cavalry officer, and a delicate doll’s leg, made out of bone, that was once played with by a child.
    — Nick Squires, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Oct. 2021
  • Upon the rendezvous this afternoon (April 30), the deck crew had a towing bridle and an astern-fueling rig set up and ready to go.
    — Gary Robbins, sandiegouniontribune.com, 1 May 2018
  • But when asked about the importance of such intellectual freedoms, Mr Ren bridles.
    — The Economist, 12 Sep. 2019
  • And premium bridle leather was outfitted to the handles, straps, and reinforcements for a durability play (and style play).
    — Brad Lanphear, Men's Health, 21 Dec. 2022
  • Creating a bridle between two recovery points on your vehicle can help increase safety by distributing loads between your frame rails.
    — Wes Siler, Outside Online, 28 Sep. 2022
  • Like many reformist movements within Hinduism, Lingayats bridle at the caste system.
    — The Economist, 23 Sep. 2017
  • The right of way officially applies only to movement; paths are for walking (and bridle ways for riding), not for camping or picnicking or drawing or hula-hooping.
    — Brooke Jarvis, New York Times, 26 July 2023

bridle

2 of 2 verb
  • Grant was amazed at the assurance with which the girls could brush, saddle, and bridle a horse.
    — Thomas McGuane, The New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2022
  • Gota wanted credit for winning the war, and bridled at claims of war crimes.
    — The Economist, 5 Sep. 2019
  • Planned Parenthood is not the only provider that has bridled at the new rule.
    — Pam Belluck, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2019
  • But some have bridled at the idea of the new taxes and fees involved, and the program has been the subject of at least two lawsuits.
    — Manny Fernandez and Richard Fausset, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2017
  • Still, learning that a horse was bridled doesn’t necessarily show that someone had the knowledge to climb on its back and ride it.
    — Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Allies of both Mr Macron and Mrs Merkel let it be known that their bosses are bridling at each other.
    — The Economist, 24 May 2018
  • Devout Catholics bridle at the notion that an atheist ruling party should pick their clergy.
    — The Economist, 26 Apr. 2018
  • White men bridle at the notion of being part of a tribe or engaging in identity politics.
    — David Roberts, Vox, 26 July 2018
  • Adaptive dampers and air springs bridle the mass with authoritative control.
    — K.c. Colwell, Car and Driver, 4 Oct. 2021
  • Many companies bridle at being held responsible for being the victims of crime or acts of war.
    — The Economist, 8 Aug. 2019
  • Democrats are bridling at these demands, and mainstream media quickly declared any deal impossible.
    — Michael Barone, National Review, 20 Oct. 2017
  • There’s little question that the president has been deeply frustrated in recent weeks, bridling at efforts to control him.
    — David Lauter, latimes.com, 13 Oct. 2017
  • In Wales, too, some people bridle at being kept under London's control.
    — Adam Geller, ajc, 13 Sep. 2022
  • And Tomaselli, unlike so many artists, doesn't bridle at the thought that his paintings could be taken as decorative.
    — David Colman, ELLE Decor, 1 Nov. 2010
  • Left to its own devices, the virus could hypothetically bridle itself.
    — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 28 June 2021
  • For weeks, neither did many Italians, who alternately obeyed and bridled at the restrictions imposed on them.
    — Jason Horowitz, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2020
  • For long stretches, she was denied access to books and bridled against the monotony and regulation of institutional life.
    — Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
  • And her son bridled at having to share personal information that Chavez needed in order to apply.
    — Selene Rivera, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2023
  • Not so long ago, the local hotels and restaurants as well as state and local representatives had sought to bridle Harrah's growth.
    — Jennifer Larino, NOLA.com, 14 Feb. 2018
  • Sean discovers a new black card at their mark’s home, as well as a woman, Katie (Kerry Condon), bridled and chained to a chair.
    — Katie Walsh, kansascity, 3 May 2018
  • Many have bridled at social changes in Saudi Arabia that have allowed concerts and other events where men and women mingle.
    — Kareem Fahim, Washington Post, 5 June 2018
  • In earlier studies of dental remains, researchers found that humans drank horse milk and used bits and bridles more than 5,000 years ago.
    — Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Mar. 2023
  • In many other urban contexts, peculiarity is bridled and concealed behind closed doors.
    — Giulia Barcaro, National Geographic, 3 Apr. 2019
  • Film critics warned that conservatives might bridle at these human portraits, but reviews after the festival’s screening were strong.
    — Michael Powell, New York Times, 25 Sep. 2022
  • Companies with a lot of independent contractors on their books have bridled, in some cases preposterously.
    — Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 12 Sep. 2019
  • Many within the party have bridled at the prospect of governing again with Merkel, with a thin majority approving coalition talks at a special party conference last month.
    — Bloomberg.com, 2 Feb. 2018
  • Some of these lawmakers bridled at the notion that a small group of their colleagues, especially a group that does not include any immigration hard-liners, could come up with a deal and impose it on everyone else.
    — The Washington Post, NOLA.com, 12 Jan. 2018
  • Fidesz’s re-election would prolong a rift with the European Union, a clash which has inspired countries including Poland to bridle against the bloc’s democratic norms.
    — Andras Gergely, Bloomberg.com, 15 Mar. 2018
  • His new chief of staff and his national security team have tried to rein in his more incendiary provocations, fearing that their efforts could backfire with a president who bridles at any effort to control him.
    — Author: Julie Hirschfeld Davis, Alaska Dispatch News, 25 Sep. 2017
  • The smooth, adult bent of Nashville continued into the ’60s, sparking another rebellion among a loose crew of musicians who bridled at the restrictions imposed on them.
    — Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2019

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