prompted

Example Sentences

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I prompted, desperate to take the attention off myself.

From Literature

I didn’t speak of it with Helen, even though her friendly overtures must have been prompted in part by knowing something was wrong.

From Literature

Although the ballot initiative has yet to pass, the threat of such a tax prompted many of the state’s ultrarich to rush to establish alternate residency before the onset of the new year.

From MarketWatch

The announcement that John F. Kennedy’s grandson, Jack Schlossberg, plans to run for an open seat in New York’s 12th Congressional District prompted The Atlantic to respond with a headline begging, “Please, Not Another Kennedy.”

From Salon

Yet anxiety has been building around growing redemption requests that recently prompted several private-credit funds to limit withdrawals.

From MarketWatch