prompted
Example Sentences
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Beatty was prompted to take on the Kennedy Center fight after she said the host muted her when she tried to object during the board’s first vote to rename the center in December.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
Predictably, the incident prompted scores of sometimes snarky comments on social media.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
The repeated blackouts have prompted rare protests in Cuba, where unauthorised demonstrations are illegal and those who defy the ban risk being jailed.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
The president did not identify a specific report that prompted the decision.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
Now I’m back to the point that prompted me to keep a diary in the first place: I don’t have a friend.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
