How to Use prompt in a Sentence

prompt

1 of 3 verb
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  • The computer prompted me to type in a number.
  • The actor had to be prompted by someone who was standing offstage.
  • Curiosity prompted her to ask a few questions.
  • Pride prompted his angry response.
  • The evidence prompted a criminal investigation.
  • Change begins with you, and having the courage to take a stance will prompt others to join you.
    — Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2024
  • Like the rest of Simmons’ work upstairs, Morales said, the art prompts the question: who isn’t here?
    — Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2024
  • When prompted, select the R2-4K Pro from the list of devices and wait a second or two for the dash cam to connect to the app.
    — PCMAG, 31 Jan. 2024
  • That amount prompted protests by the commercial fishing fleet in the region at the end of July.
    — Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Aug. 2023
  • This prompts the question: why are cities trying so hard to house these immigrants in the first place?
    — Rafael Perez, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
  • Civic discontent with the district prompted calls to break up the school system.
    — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2023
  • Barbara Mahany is Catholic, but the words that prompted her new book came from a rabbi.
    — Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 2 June 2023
  • Any sting to the softer skin around the elephant’s eye, mouth or even the inside of the trunk can cause pain and swelling, prompting elephants to panic.
    — Anthony Ham, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Sep. 2023
  • To end the evening on a high note, DJ Samantha Ronson kicked off the after-party, prompting guests to kick off their heels and dance the night away.
    — Maia Torres, Vogue, 29 Nov. 2023
  • In a fan video on TikTok, the actress and her son appeared on the big screen, prompting her son to get up out of his seat and start dancing.
    — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 8 Jan. 2024
  • In Chicago, one case of measles at a migrant shelter has grown to 13, prompting the C.D.C. to send a team to help contain the outbreak.
    — Apoorva Mandavilli, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
  • The decision prompted an outcry from groups across the country.
    — Kim Chandler The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 7 Mar. 2024
  • The guards have little power to enforce the law or the M.T.A.’s rules, which has prompted questions about whether the cost of hiring them was justified.
    — Ana Ley, New York Times, 5 June 2023
  • While the deadline to migrate isn’t until 2025, Google’s been prompting folks to make the switch since earlier this summer.
    — Quentyn Kennemer, The Verge, 12 Apr. 2024
  • The aunt and uncle could not find Maria, however, prompting Gonzalez to rush home from work.
    — Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Extreme fire conditions prompted closures in the area just two years ago.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2023
  • The discovery prompted a brief evacuation of the West Wing.
    — Jack Birle, Washington Examiner, 13 July 2023
  • That prompted Wallace to remove the passenger from the vehicle and placed him in the back seat of her car before going back to talk to the woman.
    — Michael Roppolo, CBS News, 8 June 2023
  • Wright's order prompted Griffin to file an emergency appeal to the state Supreme Court.
    — Neal Earley, Arkansas Online, 8 June 2023
  • That prompts a priority 1 response, which means somebody needs to get there right now.
    — Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 8 June 2023
  • The piano continued to play several notes, which prompted Taylor to throw her hands over her mouth in shock.
    — Janelle Ash, Fox News, 24 May 2023
  • Parcell’s resignation prompted Kasper to assume the post a few months ahead of schedule.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Meanwhile, the broadside from Krekorian was strong enough to prompt Horvath to issue her clapback.
    — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2024
  • The district has also begun in recent days to text the parents about the school meal debts and that has productive, Warren said, prompting some 500 phone calls from the parents.
    — Cynthia Howell, Arkansas Online, 11 Oct. 2023
  • The exchange prompted district police officers to move toward the two men, and Marshall began to head toward the exit with the officers following him.
    — Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 11 Apr. 2024
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prompt

2 of 3 adjective
  • In a March statement, Thurston pledged to be more prompt.
    — Washington Post, 2 July 2021
  • To avoid this, the SEC needs a prompt course correction.
    — Hal Scott and John Gulliver, WSJ, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Always act grateful and make sure to send out prompt thank you notes to the hosts and guests.
    — Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 3 Jan. 2024
  • Imagine that: a world in which coming out prompt not tears but a smile.
    — André-Naquian Wheeler, Vogue, 10 Jan. 2023
  • But, this red flag can serve as a warning sign and prompt action.
    — Michelle Pugle, Health, 14 Dec. 2023
  • The program’s interface features a prompt window on the left and a text box on the right.
    — Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 11 July 2023
  • On the flip side, not every prompt needs to be that thought-provoking.
    — Megan Schaltegger, Women's Health, 3 Aug. 2023
  • There is no doubt that Ban’s fierce outfits evoke a smile—and prompt questions.
    — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 17 Feb. 2023
  • These are the kind of holidays that prompt stories that will be retold for a lifetime.
    — Thomas Page, CNN, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Digital screens like the one above prompt customers to add a tip to their bill, whether one is warranted or not.
    — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 25 May 2023
  • Then users can follow a couple of steps: tap Set up, hit Continue on the iOS system prompt to save a passkey, and you're done!
    — Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 29 Sep. 2023
  • Heat stroke is fatal if prompt treatment is not received.
    — Warren Kulo | [email protected], al, 29 June 2023
  • Some of these risks can still be prevented or lessened with prompt action.
    — oregonlive, 28 Feb. 2022
  • Sources said that Snyder downplayed the issue and failed to take prompt action when later told of the incident.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2021
  • All the more reason to bring a prompt end to a dispute involving a U.S. Navy lieutenant imprisoned in Japan.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 1 Mar. 2023
  • The agreement also requires DLT to take prompt action to address inquiries about the action.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 4 Nov. 2021
  • The speech started at 7:01 p.m., unusually prompt for Biden.
    — Jim Tankersley, BostonGlobe.com, 3 June 2023
  • But again, be sure to call 911 to obtain prompt medical attention.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Other studies have shown that longer school lunch periods prompt children to eat more-healthful foods and waste less food.
    — Marlene Cimons, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Here’s how prompt injection works and the potential fallout of a real-world attack.
    — Tatum Hunter, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2023
  • In some cases, bladder infections can cause the uterus to contract, so see a health care provider for a prompt diagnosis.
    — Holly Lebowitz Rossi, Parents, 18 Dec. 2023
  • Microsoft confirmed to The Verge that Kevin Liu's prompt injection technique works.
    — Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 14 Feb. 2023
  • Some prompt players to snap a photo at a New Hampshire historical site.
    — Steven Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 7 July 2023
  • The council tabled the item, but promised prompt action, including an interview with the firm and possibly others.
    — Steve Smith, Hartford Courant, 23 June 2022
  • Then of course are the human jobs—like prompt engineer—that have cropped up in response to the AI boom and command high six-figure salaries and lasting relevance.
    — Jane Thier, Fortune, 27 Feb. 2024
  • The work to defend bots against prompt injection issues is ongoing, as people find new ways to hack chatbots and avoid their rules.
    — Matt Burgess, WIRED, 29 Nov. 2023
  • My father was a prompt engineer, like his father before him.
    — Joanna Stern, WSJ, 29 Nov. 2023
  • The council’s action will ensure the prompt restoration of the city’s infrastructure, Mayor Joe Schroeder said in a news release.
    — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Critical to the race for prompt diagnosis and treatment is a rather unexpected clinician: the primary care provider (PCP).
    — Katherine O'Malley, STAT, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Among the other tools rolled out on Thursday are prompt shields, which block attacks on generative AI models, like prompt injections or malicious prompts from external documents that steer models away from training and safety guardrails.
    — Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 29 Mar. 2024
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prompt

3 of 3 noun
  • The actor was given a prompt by someone offstage.
  • Just pick a card, follow the prompt, and let the fun ensue.
    — Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 30 Jan. 2023
  • Hinge is adorable but a touch too cutesy with the writing prompts.
    — Hanna Lustig, Glamour, 14 Feb. 2024
  • The words in our prompts are recognized by trees across the forest.
    — Jaron Lanier, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2024
  • The goal is to figure out the clues by following the prompts as Josh guides you through the questions.
    — Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 28 July 2023
  • Meta declined to comment on what had led to the prompt and its design.
    — Sheera Frenkel, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2023
  • Since the thought really does count more than the gifts, have your student fill out the prompts in this fill-in-the-blank book.
    — Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 31 Mar. 2023
  • To use Dream Screen, creators can type their idea for a background as a prompt and the platform will do the rest.
    — Catherine Thorbecke, CNN, 21 Sep. 2023
  • If there is a coupon available, the prompt will appear with a checkbox under the price of each item.
    — Josie Howell | [email protected], al, 2 Aug. 2023
  • On the first try, GPT-4 did a better job of summarizing the text but a worse job sticking to the prompt.
    — Mitchell Clark, The Verge, 15 Mar. 2023
  • Using the prompts below, transform each of the eighteen words on the tree into a new word.
    — Andy Kravis, The New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2023
  • Google’s blog also describes prompts not shown in the demo.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 18 Dec. 2023
  • To illustrate the power of prompts, Miller turned to gift-giving.
    — Anna Oakes, Quartz, 10 May 2023
  • People came up with all these like creative, crazy prompts.
    — WIRED, 17 Nov. 2023
  • The rather obvious ploy involves using a foul word in a prompt.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 Feb. 2023
  • Providing more details in the prompt led to more focused ideas.
    — Danielle Abril, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2023
  • They were handed two small chalkboards, each with a prompt already on it.
    — John Wilkens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 July 2023
  • The other goal of this prompt was to demonstrate the ability to render objects that are on fire.
    — Matt Crisara, Popular Mechanics, 25 Apr. 2023
  • But these prompts were so bizarre and random, no human would have ever come up with them.
    — Sage Lazzaro, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2024
  • But the unmanned prompts are leading more customers to question what, exactly, the tips are for.
    — Rachel Wolfe, wsj.com, 8 May 2023
  • This change seems to have been in the works for quite some time now, as Mint users across Reddit have seen prompts to migrate to Credit Karma over the past few weeks.
    — Emma Roth, The Verge, 2 Nov. 2023
  • While not obvious to a human, these hidden instructions are read by the LLM as a prompt.
    — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 16 Jan. 2024
  • The aggravation comes when cows fight back against the prompt to walk, Kahler said, sometimes head-butting, pulling away from, or stepping on the feet of their handler.
    — Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 31 July 2023
  • Rogers offers a handful of prompts that relate back to the seven key elements of a Hero’s Journey.
    — Time, 14 Aug. 2023
  • The group researched formatting and prompts by going on dating apps.
    — Jordyn Bradley, Fortune Well, 11 Feb. 2024
  • Here are two journaling prompts that use the rosy retrospection technique, based on the study.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
  • The app featured a full-screen prompt for users to enter their zip codes and receive the number for their congressperson to call and urge against a TikTok ban.
    — Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 15 Mar. 2024
  • Microsoft is readying a new Bing feature that should take the hassle out of coming up with your own AI prompt.
    — Emma Roth, The Verge, 5 Dec. 2023
  • Try using journaling prompts to help clarify why the decision is essential to you.
    — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 17 Apr. 2024
  • Maestro will respond to a prompt by creating a playlist and generating an inventive title.
    — Kristin Robinson, Billboard, 16 Apr. 2024

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