How do you use Nudge in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like push or jog, plus the exact meaning.
Nudge meaning
- A gentle push.
- A feature of instant messaging software used to get the attention of another user, as by shaking the conversation window or playing a sound.
- The rotation by one step of a fruit machine reel of the player's choice.
Using Nudge
- The main meaning on this page is: A gentle push. | A feature of instant messaging software used to get the attention of another user, as by shaking the conversation window or playing a sound. | The rotation by one step of a fruit machine reel of the player's choice.
- Useful related words include: push, jog, pushing, poke at.
- In the example corpus, nudge often appears in combinations such as: to nudge, nudge the, and nudge.
Context around Nudge
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 11 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Nudge
- In this selection, "nudge" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, wink, intuitive, sign, wink, rode and encourages stand out and add context to how "nudge" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a pleasant nudge on the and after a nudge and increases. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "nudge" sits close to words such as amicable, amiga and ankles, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with nudge
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Some papers to sign, nudge nudge wink wink. (8 words)
It is necessary to give them a nudge. (8 words)
I found that the media often highlighted nudge victories. (9 words)
I have to get out of the car and nudge the water dragon who likes to snooze on our driveway - the car itself isn't enough of a threat, nor is beeping the horn or revving the engine. (38 words)
It all adds up to Who Goes There being one of the most exciting country-based sprinters anywhere in NSW, and he might just nudge the sizzling Tamworth 1000m course record set by Mossman’s Gold in 2017. (38 words)
At 84, my Lolo started losing his hearing, so his morning radio habits felt more like a jolt—a warning of an impending danger even—than a pleasant nudge on the shoulder or gentle forehead kisses. (36 words)
He does manage to nudge a single down the leg side, then Tongue gets in on the act with a lovely shot for three! (24 words)
Example sentences (20)
Some papers to sign, nudge nudge wink wink.
With that wink-wink, nudge-nudge, rode into this Thursday’s episode of the spinoff (on which he is an EP) for a scene with Matt Barr’s (sorry, alum Matt Barr’s) Hoyt Rawlins.
I assume this is the "nudge-nudge-wink-wink I don't want to pay my bills" kind of bankruptcy.
The state is providing the invaders with free tablets and laptops — supposedly so they can learn English and find work — wink wink nudge nudge.
Material selected for the film includes: "Dead Parrot", "The Lumberjack Song", " Upper Class Twit of the Year ", "Hell's Grannies", "Self-Defence Class", " How Not To Be Seen ", and "Nudge Nudge".
The most widely used cheat is known as Hold after a nudge and increases the chance that the player will win following an unsuccessful nudge.
And as we create more seamless registration experiences, starting to connect more first-party data, we're able to proactively nudge our users to make smart money moves.
And if a dream or intuitive nudge encourages it, so much the better.
An uplifting Venus/Jupiter angle hints at an intuitive nudge that could take you into a new world.
At 84, my Lolo started losing his hearing, so his morning radio habits felt more like a jolt—a warning of an impending danger even—than a pleasant nudge on the shoulder or gentle forehead kisses.
Even if Panama’s drought doesn’t ruin Christmas the way supply-chain snarls did in 2021, it could still nudge up the rate of inflation.
Every five years, a letter will arrive to nudge him about the commitment his teenage self made to his adult self.
He does manage to nudge a single down the leg side, then Tongue gets in on the act with a lovely shot for three!
Here again, probably lowering center of gravity by a nudge, riding a little lower.
I found that the media often highlighted nudge victories.
I have to get out of the car and nudge the water dragon who likes to snooze on our driveway - the car itself isn't enough of a threat, nor is beeping the horn or revving the engine.
In an interview, Klowden said it’s less likely that the current strike will nudge the state into another recession — the entire country, he noted, was already teetering on the precipice last time around.
I resist Papa God’s nudge as I squirm back into my comfort zone.
It all adds up to Who Goes There being one of the most exciting country-based sprinters anywhere in NSW, and he might just nudge the sizzling Tamworth 1000m course record set by Mossman’s Gold in 2017.
It is necessary to give them a nudge.
Common combinations with nudge
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to nudge 45×
- nudge the 19×
- and nudge 9×
- nudge to 8×
- nudge from 7×
- nudge nudge 6×
- nudge on 4×
- will nudge 4×
- little nudge 4×
- nudge them 4×