Bristles has 2 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | New York bristles with towering buildings. | |
| 2. | This problem bristles with difficulties both psychological and economical. | |
| 3. | The riverside bristles with factory chimneys. | |
| 4. | Dentists recommend changing toothbrushes every three months, because over time their bristles become worse at getting rid of plaque, and accumulate microbes. | |
| 5. | If it be I whom you kiss, Chloe, you will kiss my lips, but if it be he, you will kiss those bristles which are sprouting about his mouth. | |
| 6. | Baleen whales, such as gray and humpback whales, have hundreds of comb-like plates with stiff bristles growing from the upper jaw to strain small food from huge mouthfuls of water. | |
| 7. | The pig, the sow and the piglets have bristles, but not horns, but also cloven feet, as others do. |