Sentence examples for prod on him from inspiring English sources

Borgsen is accosted by the pigs' owner, and responds by turning the cattle prod on him.

Will those prodded on by some deep-seated compulsion, damned to feed those inner demons and always sweat-drenched seconds away from cutting off an ear or sticking your head in the microwave please stand up?

President Clinton was an early and strong believer in welfare reform and free trade, for instance, and did not need Republicans to prod him on those matters.

Unhappily for her, Mr. Zero doesn't have what it takes to make a go at romance in heaven either, even with a sumptuous string orchestra to prod him on.

The touring Gladwell will take questions at the end of each lecture, so you might prod him on why British people should be surprised by this book's premise; ours being a society where there may still be some correlation between success and the class you are born into.

I gently prod him on which bastard nation ripped off his brainchild and he immediately blurts out: "America.

I called the author up to prod him on exactly how young men are lured into dangerous belief systems and, just as important, how they might be saved.

Lee Diamond, another veteran of the "Draft Webb" movement, echoes Feld's sentiments -- from his unhappiness with Webb's stated stances on the environment and energy ("I've prodded him on global warming, he hasn't taken it up"), to a confusion with Webb's seeming reluctance to embrace a party that has, if anything, moved in his direction on economic matters.

Arrington prodded him on whether the stock performance has affected internal morale at the company.

Interviewer and TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington prodded him on his thoughts for the next six to 12 months.

In Thursday's debate, he resisted taking a more conservative position when Cruz and Rubio prodded him on the issue.