How to use "prompt" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "prompt" in popular movie and book plots

  • Jimmy's claim of demonic possession and Lily's skirt length prompt Sean's perceived battle with school head Sister Helen.  - Devil with a Plaid Skirt
  • Piper and Prue head off to the fuse panel, but Phoebe follows the spirit board's prompt and heads to the attic.  - Something Wicca This Way Comes
  • Survivors of the nuclear attack at Stuttgart prompt the Chinese to remove the GLA threat and liberate Europe in the process.  - Command & Conquer: Generals – Zero Hour
  • Their screams prompt the neighbors to call the police who arrive and, seeing the blood, misinterpret the calamity as a child abuse situation.  - Under the Bed (The Outer Limits)
  • These facts together prompt Josh to follow through and try out and he gets a place on the team.  - Air Bud
  • He thinks black guerrillas will continue to raid and perhaps prompt a general slave rebellion in the near future.  - The Guns of the South
  • A prompt response involving an airstrike is initiated as the four escape moments before Air Force jets bomb the arena.  - Godzilla (1998 film)
  • In darkness they wait; suddenly, a slight metallic noise and a dim light through the ventilator prompt Holmes to action.  - The Adventure of the Speckled Band
  • His reverence for Buddhist teachings and disdain for bloodshed prompt him to defy his family's tradition of practising martial arts.  - Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils
  • These prompt his attempted suicide.  - 1982, Janine
  • but he gets into a scuffle with Lampwick (Corey Carrier) and his friend Saleo (Richard Claxton) who bully him and prompt him to assault them.  - The Adventures of Pinocchio (1996 film)
  • Thanks to Louis's prompt attention, Norma makes a quick recovery.  - Pet Sematary
  • ", and Charity recovers enough to prompt Vittorio with "your apartment.  - Sweet Charity
  • After leaving the party, Derek tells Danny about his experience in prison, which seems to prompt a change in Danny.  - American History X
  • These changes prompt further concern from Laura and Neil, who subsequently call to have Scott's visitation rights removed.  - The Santa Clause
  • The fake suicides prompt an epidemic of similar attempts.  - Heathers

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