Example Sentences

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And yet reminders of a rather weighty August 1 trade deadline have prickled through Angel Stadium across this weekend series.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2023

As we stared into their murky depths, a sudden gust of steam stung the eyes and prickled the skin.

From New York Times • Oct. 7, 2019

The skin prickled on the back of my neck, an involuntary reaction to what roboticists call the “uncanny valley”—the space between flesh and blood and a too-human machine.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 7, 2019

From an aircraft flying just a few thousand feet above the canopy, the surveyors prickled each square meter with 15 laser pulses.

From Washington Post • Sep. 27, 2018

The goblin looked slantwise at Harry, and the lightning scar on Harry’s forehead prickled, but he ignored it, refusing to acknowledge its pain or its invitation.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling