cattle prod
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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In the ’80s and ’90s, there always seemed to be somebody behind us with a cattle prod telling us what to do.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 10, 2024
The messages started on her Twitter account, some accusing her of using a "cattle prod" to goad her father into walking.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2023
“We expected that eye contact worked like a cattle prod to get two people back onto the same wavelength,” Wohltjen says.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 21, 2021
Director Michel Franco's film, "New Order," a stinging indictment on economic inequality, is electrifying — like a cattle prod to the nether regions.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2020
Moira got hold of her cattle prod and her whistle, ordering Aunt Elizabeth to unclip them from her belt.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
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