prompted

Example Sentences

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Prompted by Fallon, the co-writer of “Golden” shared that while recording her part of the song at the studio, she saw a brief glimpse of “a grunge ghost.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2025

Prompted by the August executive order, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has asked the nation’s nine largest banks for information about their debanking activities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 18, 2025

Prompted with controversial topics, including the International Criminal Court’s probe of Israeli officials and the death of a second Boeing whistleblower, the trio found some common ground, but the conversation took a turn eventually.

From Salon • May 4, 2024

Prompted by a request from two state lawmakers, the Washington State Auditor’s Office will wade into why a state program designed to turn low-income renters into homeowners failed to do so.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 12, 2023

Prompted by a nod from his mother, Leon muttered a short suspended grace—For what we are about to receive—to which the scrape of chairs was the amen.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan