nudging
Example Sentences
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The line is like Nolan nudging his audience to say, check this out: a human pyramid of Greek commandos packed into a dark hollow.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
She watched intently perched on a bench at the very front of the room, at times shrieking and nudging her sister as she pointed at the cafe’s new large flat-screen that loomed overhead.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
Adam removed the roots and tree at the arborist’s nudging, and yet even that responsible act did not appease his neighbor.
From MarketWatch ● May 28, 2026
A baby hippo found desperately nudging its dead mother at a lake in Kenya over the weekend is now being hand-reared at a wildlife sanctuary after being rescued.
From BBC ● May 6, 2026
The cub tried to teach Tall Tailless to wake up more often, by nudging him and biting his ears.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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