Example Sentences

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Hollywood heavyweight Mark Wahlberg has forked over $37 million to buy a newly flipped, fully furnished Florida mansion on an exclusive stretch known as “Billionaires Row.”

From MarketWatch • Oct. 28, 2025

At The Capital Grille in Washington, the committee has forked over more than $20,000 for meals from 2012 through last June.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2023

So far, a rich man has forked over a relatively small slice of unearned dough from his otherwise massive sports-built empire.

From Salon • Sep. 30, 2022

Isaacman, 38, the trip’s benefactor, has forked over an undisclosed but presumably hefty sum to fellow billionaire and SpaceX owner Elon Musk to send himself and his three crewmates aloft.

From Reuters • Sep. 15, 2021

The gateway has forked battlements, but is much spoilt by recent plasterings.

From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.