Example Sentences

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My fingers delicately prodded and pushed; I gingerly lifted the dough to stretch it on the backs of my hands.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Mayulu then prodded PSG into the lead, only for Doue to finish off a fine move to equalise by turning in Ben Chilwell's cross.

From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026

Paul Dawson's brilliant header in the first half sent the home fans delirious, before Isaac Buckley-Ricketts prodded in a second after the break.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026

For most of the post-2008 period, officials decided what quantity of assets they wanted to hold and then prodded the liability side of the ledger to keep up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

Muthu prodded a broken bottle at the base of a mound.

From "The Bridge Home" by Padma Venkatraman