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
George and Martha curled around the caduceus, which shimmered and changed into something that looked suspiciously like a high-voltage cattle prod.
From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan
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