primed

Example Sentences

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Primed for religious conversion — or a philosophical life raft of any kind — she chances upon a tour group visiting Rand’s New York haunts.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2023

Primed by her upbringing to be hypervigilant to a partner’s mood swings, she practiced her best buoying techniques.

From New York Times • Feb. 5, 2023

Primed by last week’s hearing, lawmakers will press hard on the conflict between Facebook’s profits and the safety of younger users.

From The Verge • Oct. 5, 2021

Primed by the purpose of our trip and the work of the day, we asked the tour guide to give us the landmarks’ real stories.

From Scientific American • Mar. 29, 2021

Primed with virtuous resolutions, he was just about to leap from his couch, when his memory began to work, and he recollected that he had still an hour.

From The Politeness of Princes and Other School Stories by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)