prompting
- present participle of prompt.
Example Sentences
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Prompting the Pelley fit was the firing of two relatively junior correspondents, plus three executives.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026
Prompting AI — the ability to translate a vague problem into a specific, structured input that yields a decision-guiding output — is the modern version of mastering Excel.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 25, 2026
Jason’s pointing to a letterboard fits broadly with the Rapid Prompting Method invented by Soma Mukhopadhyay, who has worked directly with Jason in the past.
From Salon • Aug. 28, 2024
Prompting the rejoinder, also shouted by son Searcher Clade: “But I’m not you!”
From Seattle Times • Nov. 22, 2022
Prompting Maniac, who didn’t like seeing John disgraced before his little brothers, to say, “Yeah, but didn’t John tell you what happened the next day?”
From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli
