prick

Example Sentences

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Carrie and Tony have been campaigning for SMA to be added to the conditions screened for in the heel prick testing offered to newborns.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 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

Segura, the nurse, removed the tube from my arm and pressed a cotton ball to the needle prick.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2025

It did not prick my conscience to know that I had been doing something wrong.

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood