pronged
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of pronged
Example Sentences
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Welsing says her office uses a three pronged approach to solving the problem of gun violence: prevention, intervention, and healing.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2024
Harjeet Singh of Climate Action Network International says the world needs a two pronged approach.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 10, 2023
I give a two pronged approach in the book.
From Salon • Dec. 13, 2021
A trial judge had found Costco liable for selling the disputed rings, despite its claim that Tiffany had become a generic term and described the rings’ pronged setting.
From Washington Post • Jul. 19, 2021
Their eyes swept the walls like searchlights, revealing each mounted, stuffed head in turn: the furred ears, the massive pronged antlers, the bared teeth—all the dead yet sickeningly lifelike trophies of Lord Fredrick’s hunting habit.
From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood
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