1
: fork
2
: a tine of a fork
3
: a slender pointed or projecting part: such as
a
: a fang of a tooth
b
: a point of an antler
4
: something resembling a prong
Examples of prong in a Sentence
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Daniel Lyons, TIME, 3 Apr. 2024
The third prong is closely related to the second: Antisemitism is a danger to national security.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 26 Feb. 2024
The prongs may scrape the skin or snag clothing, but would not cause serious injury, Lt. James Domine said.
—Detroit Free Press, 13 Feb. 2024
Once the prongs are fully inserted, manually twist the opener to remove the cork.
—Maya Polton, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Feb. 2024
The first prong covers Google's use of training data.
—Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 13 Oct. 2023
One prong involves reminding voters of the chaos of the Trump years, which culminated in his supporters’ attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021,.
—David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2024
While other prongs of the lawfare campaign against Donald Trump are flailing or encountering timing issues, Letitia James has delivered.
—Rich Lowry, National Review, 21 Mar. 2024
The three prongs of the disease are nasal polyps, asthma and allergic reactions to most pain medications, progressing to anaphylactic shock.
—Joanne Fowler, Peoplemag, 13 Mar. 2024
Caitlin Kelley, Billboard, 24 Mar. 2019
Apparently, there's now a new twist on the classic shape, looking a little more modern with an oval center stone and spiky pronged diamonds surrounding it.
—Katherine J. Igoe, Marie Claire, 2 Aug. 2019
The solutions, according to the Bay Area Equity Atlas report and Price’s work, have to be multi-pronged in order to really tackle the problems of housing affordability.
—Bay City News Service, The Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2019
Few hardware manufacturers have convinced other game makers that their strange, proprietary chips—full of multi-pronged, work-in-tandem processors or cores—are worth those system-specific headaches.
—Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 19 Sep. 2018
There’s no definitive diagnostic test for schizophrenia, so doctors will typically take a multi-pronged approach.
—Nina Bahadur, SELF, 15 Sep. 2018
Google, which has been under fire for being one of the biggest enablers of fake news, is now fighting back with a new multi-pronged, $300 million plan to elevate quality journalism.
—Alyssa Newcomb /, NBC News, 20 Mar. 2018
To answer these questions, the researchers launched a multi-pronged analysis.
—Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica, 27 Jan. 2018
The indictments of the 13 Russians relate to just one prong of a multi-pronged investigation.
—Jeff Darcy, cleveland.com, 20 Feb. 2018
Noun
The first prong requires the government to show that TikTok poses a real harm to Americans.
—Daniel Lyons, TIME, 3 Apr. 2024
The third prong is closely related to the second: Antisemitism is a danger to national security.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 26 Feb. 2024
The prongs may scrape the skin or snag clothing, but would not cause serious injury, Lt. James Domine said.
—Detroit Free Press, 13 Feb. 2024
Once the prongs are fully inserted, manually twist the opener to remove the cork.
—Maya Polton, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Feb. 2024
The first prong covers Google's use of training data.
—Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 13 Oct. 2023
One prong involves reminding voters of the chaos of the Trump years, which culminated in his supporters’ attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021,.
—David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2024
While other prongs of the lawfare campaign against Donald Trump are flailing or encountering timing issues, Letitia James has delivered.
—Rich Lowry, National Review, 21 Mar. 2024
The three prongs of the disease are nasal polyps, asthma and allergic reactions to most pain medications, progressing to anaphylactic shock.
—Joanne Fowler, Peoplemag, 13 Mar. 2024
Verb
The chat reportedly suggested the members had strong ties to the police force, which then brought police corruption into the multi-pronged scandal.
—Caitlin Kelley, Billboard, 24 Mar. 2019
Apparently, there's now a new twist on the classic shape, looking a little more modern with an oval center stone and spiky pronged diamonds surrounding it.
—Katherine J. Igoe, Marie Claire, 2 Aug. 2019
The solutions, according to the Bay Area Equity Atlas report and Price’s work, have to be multi-pronged in order to really tackle the problems of housing affordability.
—Bay City News Service, The Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2019
Few hardware manufacturers have convinced other game makers that their strange, proprietary chips—full of multi-pronged, work-in-tandem processors or cores—are worth those system-specific headaches.
—Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 19 Sep. 2018
There’s no definitive diagnostic test for schizophrenia, so doctors will typically take a multi-pronged approach.
—Nina Bahadur, SELF, 15 Sep. 2018
Google, which has been under fire for being one of the biggest enablers of fake news, is now fighting back with a new multi-pronged, $300 million plan to elevate quality journalism.
—Alyssa Newcomb /, NBC News, 20 Mar. 2018
To answer these questions, the researchers launched a multi-pronged analysis.
—Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica, 27 Jan. 2018
The indictments of the 13 Russians relate to just one prong of a multi-pronged investigation.
—Jeff Darcy, cleveland.com, 20 Feb. 2018
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“Prong.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prong. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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