prodded

Example Sentences

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My fingers delicately prodded and pushed; I gingerly lifted the dough to stretch it on the backs of my hands.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

One of Sims’s maternal uncles was a labor economist, and prodded him to enter the field.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

Calvert-Lewin was inches away from doubling Leeds' advantage moments later when he prodded Jayden Bogle's cross against the post from close-range.

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

Paul Dawson's brilliant header in the first half sent the home fans delirious, before Isaac Buckley-Ricketts prodded in a second after the break.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026

He prodded it with his finger and it didn’t move at all.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor