forking

Example Sentences

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No. Endlessly forking over subscription dollars for app content seems like too much.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

Other shoppers are forking over less on goods like clothing, furniture and sports equipment, which have risen in price over the past year, according to federal data.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

And they could only leave after forking out a toll for safe passage.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

When you’re paying for a big event like this and forking out $30,000, you do have a right to have input into how elaborate an affair it should be.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 25, 2025

We sit on her porch, or I watch while she works her small jungle, snapping off dead leaves, forking rotted manure into her camellias, talking under her breath.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver