Example Sentences

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I was more nervous about opening up my medical records to a chatbot than getting my arm pricked.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

In a story in “Ladies’ Lunch,” an old woman, disheveled after an outing, looks in a mirror and sees “what Diane Arbus might have seen. She gazed, appalled, and being appalled pricked her interest.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

After our dose of London air, we head back to the laboratory where I have my finger pricked and a sample of blood prepared for examination.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

I clenched my teeth, aimed the flat triangular needle, and pricked again.

From Slate • May 28, 2025

Paganini lay on the floor at the foot of the couch, nose twitching and ears pricked forward, as if on alert for danger.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser