prick

Example Sentences

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A flurry of tests that look for multiple cancers with a single prick are in various stages of development.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

"If a heel prick test had been done... things would have been addressed. Time is of the essence with this."

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2026

Older participants regained motor strength and sensory abilities, such as feeling light touch or a pin prick, at levels similar to younger individuals.

From Science Daily • Jan. 3, 2026

Sitting in a tattoo studio chair and feeling the ongoing prick of the needle for up to seven hours is a repetitive, almost meditative act that helps ground her in the present moment, she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2025

As George Woolf noted, losers show clear signs of dejection and frustration, even shame; winners prick their ears and swagger.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand