prick

Example Sentences

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“Every second,” he replied, tears pricking his one good eye.

From Literature

He divided up the arrows, pricking his fingers on the sharp flint points.

From Literature

And in my head I was already trotting off, looking for that stick, even though I could smell the stink and the thorns were pricking me.

From Literature

My nails had grown back, and whenever I brushed my face with my fingers, I could feel hair pricking through the skin on my chin and cheeks.

From Literature

It is only then, once you are still, that a now low, whipping wind, riddled with sand begins pricking and abrading your skin and collecting in the pages of your novel; it is intolerable.

From Salon