Example Sentences
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Bureau of Prisons officials then detained Anderson and searched his bag, where they found a large "barbeque type fork" with two prongs and a tool that resembles a pizza cutter.
From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026
The sterile procedure would need to be temporarily halted while a nasal cannula with nasal prongs was placed in both nostrils and the delivery of oxygen was begun.
From Slate • Jan. 29, 2025
A hospital near the border had already staked a fixator, a long metal rod with steel prongs on either end, into her leg to stabilize the bone and help control the bleeding.
From New York Times • Nov. 26, 2024
Taken together, the two prongs of the ruling significantly curtail the ability of public employees in the state to seek help from the courts in labor disputes.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2024
I grabbed a skewer and jammed the prongs into a burning log.
From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia
