Sentence examples for were prompted from inspiring English sources
verb
To lead someone toward what they should say or do.
- I prompted him to get a new job.
Participants were prompted to browse Facebook for five minutes.
Those moves were prompted by cases brought by SolarWorld Americas.
Although the sweeps were prompted by the shooting, Capt.
They were prompted by Mr Erdogan's so-called "Kurdish opening".
In the SL, consumers were prompted to rate their liking only after 5 min of chewing.
Some, as was the case in Livingston, were prompted by lawsuits.
Joseph's outspoken comments in 1974-75 were prompted by genuine concern over the state of Britain.
Most of the women were prompted to get involved by the Blackpool earthquakes of 2011.
On the left, many were prompted to navel-gaze and hand-wring.
The Coalition's primary vote was 38% or (41% after the undecideds were prompted).
The DJ's series of tweets were prompted by comments he heard that were, "fucking not acceptable".
