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

But what has lingered even more for me is the purple skirt of the catafalque, which seemed to glow beneath the floodlights, and the shiver of history that prickled my arms.

From Salon • Sep. 20, 2022

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

Tears prickled my eyes at the sight of Yakov’s familiar features, and my knees weakened beneath me.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros