Example Sentences

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The moving tribute pitchforked the reclusive artist and his works onto the global stage.

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2023

They pitchforked the pine straw around the snapdragons and verbena by the Saddlebrook sign.

From Washington Post • Jun. 15, 2019

Tortorella said the questionable officiating “started with the noncall when Gaby’s walking in and gets pitchforked in the stomach, and then everything starts going against us.”

From New York Times • Jan. 4, 2012

The devil finds work for idle actors, and this week he's pitchforked Nicolas Cage and Anthony Hopkins into satanic horror movies.

From The Guardian • Feb. 27, 2011

My recruiting work came to an end, and I was pitchforked into the active work of the Army.

From "The Pomp of Yesterday" by Hocking, Joseph