forked

Example Sentences

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The head of FIFA, NFL owners and the PGA also forked over tickets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

In 2008, he and a friend forked over $650,000 to have lunch with Buffett, which, he insisted External link, “was worth every dime.”

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

In 2024, he forked over $4.8 million for a 2,854-square-foot Nantucket home.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 3, 2025

Last year, it forked out 114m yen for the top tuna.

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2025

Other mutant flies had forked bristles; sable-colored bodies; curved legs; bent, batlike wings; disjointed abdomens; deformed eyes—a Halloween’s parade of oddballs.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee