Example Sentences

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“She didn’t like being pricked anymore,” said Oskowski, 44, adding that Maddie was happy to stay for a cold-laser treatment.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 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

At last, after three pricked fingers, I managed to fill the paper outline with red.

From Slate • May 28, 2025

Kutti pricked up his ears and stood attentively at your side, like he understood you perfectly.

From "The Bridge Home" by Padma Venkatraman