forked

Example Sentences

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The head of FIFA, NFL owners and the PGA also forked over tickets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

In 2008, he and a friend forked over $650,000 to have lunch with Buffett, which, he insisted External link, “was worth every dime.”

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

Hollywood heavyweight Mark Wahlberg has forked over $37 million to buy a newly flipped, fully furnished Florida mansion on an exclusive stretch known as “Billionaires Row.”

From MarketWatch • Oct. 28, 2025

Last year, it forked out 114m yen for the top tuna.

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2025

Mama shushed them up and told me to go get the forked stick from under the clothesline.

From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls