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Prompting is an English word with synonyms like suggestion or persuasion. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Prompting in a sentence

Prompting meaning

present participle and gerund of prompt

Synonyms of Prompting

Using Prompting

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of prompt
  • Useful related words include: suggestion, persuasion, suasion, prompt.
  • In the example corpus, prompting often appears in combinations such as: prompting the, prompting an, prompting him.

Context around Prompting

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 13 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Prompting

  • In this selection, "prompting" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, director, friday, bemused, walkout, animal and police stand out and add context to how "prompting" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include attitude is prompting approximately two and best director prompting walkout protestroman. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "prompting" sits close to words such as bias, detectives and distant, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with prompting

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Are you mad?” he said at the time, his refusal prompting disappointed groans. (13 words)

A clip caught Moriah’s attention, prompting her to retweet it with some comments about what Josh said. (18 words)

After about an hour, Aleister stopped breathing, prompting Dunn to call 911. The investigation into this tragic incident continues. (19 words)

And that “let them eat cake attitude” is prompting approximately two-thirds of in-housers to look for other opportunities, which is a whopping increase from the under 20% seeking to ditch the in-house world in last year’s survey. (41 words)

Amid double-digit inflation, Pakistan's caretaker government has effected yet another hike in the prices of petrol and diesel taking them to a historic high — over (Pakistani) Rs 330 per litre — prompting immediate protests and a legal challenge too. (40 words)

Polanski wins Cesar Award for best director, prompting walkout protestRoman Polanski scooped France's Cesar Award for best directing for his film "An Officer and a Spy" on Friday, prompting a walkout by several women in the. (37 words)

Example sentences (20)

Polanski wins Cesar Award for best director, prompting walkout protestRoman Polanski scooped France's Cesar Award for best directing for his film "An Officer and a Spy" on Friday, prompting a walkout by several women in the.

A bizarre series of identical suicides between people with no connection has Scotland Yard bemused, prompting DI Lestrade () to reach out to Holmes for help.

A Camero driver is wanted after shooting at a family in an SUV and prompting a crash on Martin Luther King Boulevard near Reed Road.

According to the zoo, staffers noticed on Sunday that the elephant named Jewel was showing signs of poor health, prompting animal-care teams to provide her with “around-the-clock” supportive care.

A charity which Glenn is now campaigning alongside to help reach 100,000 signatures on its petition to increase research funding, in the hope of prompting a parliamentary debate.

A clip caught Moriah’s attention, prompting her to retweet it with some comments about what Josh said.

Adam Mitchell Fahey sped past a fully-marked highway patrol car while riding a stolen Suzuki motorcycle on Northcliffe Drive, Berkeley about midnight on February 12, prompting police to do a U-turn and follow him.

A Finnish news outlet on Sunday posted videos of Russian President Vladimir Putin from the early 1990s that show him playing ping pong, fishing and wearing a shell tracksuit, prompting some on social media to mock him.

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After about an hour, Aleister stopped breathing, prompting Dunn to call 911. The investigation into this tragic incident continues.

After seeing the video of Gonzales` arrest, the assistant district attorney prosecuting the vehicle theft filed an excessive force complaint, prompting an internal police investigation, according to the lawsuit.

After the Provorov incident, players from the New York Rangers, New York Islanders, and Minnesota Wild declined to wear Pride jerseys or wrap their sticks with rainbow-colored tape, prompting their teams to Pride night celebrations.

A lion prowled the streets of an Italian seaside town for several hours after escaping from a local circus, prompting campaigners to call for to ban wild animals in entertainment.

All Elite Wrestling has often been criticized for its lack of storytelling, prompting owner Tony Khan to go on the defensive.

Although it took effect immediately, it was not retroactive and thus didn’t cover the Centerra South agreements, prompting Marsh to recommend that they be rescinded.

A man has been arrested after going to a police station, prompting the discovery of a woman's body.

Amid double-digit inflation, Pakistan's caretaker government has effected yet another hike in the prices of petrol and diesel taking them to a historic high — over (Pakistani) Rs 330 per litre — prompting immediate protests and a legal challenge too.

An American cave expert who became ill while he was more than 3,000 feet underground in a cave in Turkey, prompting an international rescue effort, was pulled safely from the cave on Monday.

And that “let them eat cake attitude” is prompting approximately two-thirds of in-housers to look for other opportunities, which is a whopping increase from the under 20% seeking to ditch the in-house world in last year’s survey.

Archie returned to the holiday home without her, prompting a search which led to the discovery of her body.

Are you mad?” he said at the time, his refusal prompting disappointed groans.

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Common combinations with prompting

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "prompting" in a sentence?
An example: "Polanski wins Cesar Award for best director, prompting walkout protestRoman Polanski scooped France's Cesar Award for best directing for his film "An Officer and a Spy" on Friday, prompting a walkout by several women in the." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "prompting" from authentic English texts.
What does "prompting" mean?
Prompting means: present participle and gerund of prompt
What are synonyms of "prompting"?
Common synonyms of "prompting" include: suggestion, persuasion, suasion, prompt, cue.
How many example sentences with "prompting" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "prompting", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.