Example Sentences

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“The Sopranos” was a breakthrough show in many ways, not the least of which was prodding a male audience to talk about television the way women, generally speaking, talked about soaps.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2021

When he did that, I think, he was prodding the demon that haunted him, trying to bring it under his control.

From Golf Digest • May 8, 2020

He was, of course, right to be cautious: I was prodding him to say something deplorable.

From The Guardian • Dec. 7, 2019

A quick search reveals that Rihanna was trending on Twitter around the time Trump was prodding at his phone.

From Slate • Jun. 13, 2019

She was prodding the cheeses with her bony fingers, sniffing them one by one.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda