prone
Example Sentences
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PUFAs are more prone to oxidation, making cancer cells more vulnerable to ferroptosis and death.
From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026
In Australia, England's batting was prone to self-inflicted collapse, the bowling was scattergun and the catching inadequate.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
Developing-world communities are also more prone to water shortages.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
That includes older people, who are more prone to trust someone they meet through their social circles.
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
“It was an old woman, prone to late-night wandering.”
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
Vocabulary lists containing prone
The Lazy, Hazy Days of Summer
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Nothing But the Truth
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Vocabulary from "There Will Never Be an Age of Artificial Intimacy," by Sherry Turkle
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