- present participle of prompt.
prompting
Example Sentences
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“Go to Goodwill.org, and you can sign up for the Google AI Essentials class. Or AI Prompting Essentials. You get a certificate and could show that to an employer,” Mr. Preston says.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026
Prompting AI — the ability to translate a vague problem into a specific, structured input that yields a decision-guiding output — is the modern version of mastering Excel.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 25, 2026
Jason’s pointing to a letterboard fits broadly with the Rapid Prompting Method invented by Soma Mukhopadhyay, who has worked directly with Jason in the past.
From Salon • Aug. 28, 2024
Prompting him to call is reminding him that he doesn’t live with you, and so his presence in the home should be more at your discretion than his.
From Washington Post • Jul. 4, 2021
Prompting Maniac, who didn’t like seeing John disgraced before his little brothers, to say, “Yeah, but didn’t John tell you what happened the next day?”
From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli
