NUDGE in a Sentence

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27 example sentences for NUDGE, such as:

1. I nudged Stan and pointed again.
2. He nudged me to tell me someone passing.
3. The children were giggling and nudging each other.
4. He nudged the ball past the goalie and into the net.
5. I nudged her and pointed to the man across the street.

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nudge
 n.  slight push or shake, as with the elbow, in order to call attention or convey intimation
Classic Sentence: (19 in 2 pages)
1  To complete her confusion, she saw Belle nudge Annie, and both glance from her to Laurie, who, she was happy to see, looked unusually boyish and shy.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER NINE
2  No one was very near, and running up to examine, he gave it a sly nudge with his toe, which put it just an inch on the right side.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER TWELVE
3  The charwoman was going on; but here Leah turned and perceived me, and she instantly gave her companion a nudge.
Jane Eyre By Charlotte Bronte
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVII
4  This extremely artful suggestion Mr. Barkis accompanied with a nudge of his elbow that gave me quite a stitch in my side.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 8. MY HOLIDAYS. ESPECIALLY ONE HAPPY AFTERNOON
5  Then he took his place in the first row of the stalls and sat down beside Dolokhov, nudging with his elbow in a friendly and offhand way that Dolokhov whom others treated so fawningly.
War and Peace 3 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 8: CHAPTER IX
6  "He's having a little fun at my expense," said Ermolov softly, nudging with his knee Raevski who was at his side.
War and Peace 5 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 13: CHAPTER VII
7  Then amid grins and chuckles and bobbing of curtsies he drove away, leaving ecstasy and nudging elbows and little jumps of joy behind.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVII
8  Nesvitski laughed and nudged the others to make them look at the wag.
War and Peace 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER II
9  The count, laughing, nudged the blushing Sonya and pointed to her former adorer.
War and Peace 3 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 8: CHAPTER VIII
10  Count Rostov's mouth watered with pleasure and he nudged Pierre, but Pierre wanted to speak himself.
War and Peace 3 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 9: CHAPTER XXII
11  Mrs. Chet Dashaway nudged her neighbor at the second table.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VII
12  Duane nudged Jurgis, and the instant the man had passed they rose up.
The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 25
13  And when the first servant came with a dish of delicate fare, the peasant nudged his wife, and said: 'Grete, that was the first,' meaning that was the servant who brought the first dish.
Grimms' Fairy Tales By Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
Context  Highlight   In DOCTOR KNOWALL
14  When the night was two-thirds through and the stars had shifted their places, I nudged Ulysses who was close to me with my elbow, and he at once gave me his ear.
The Odyssey By Homer
Context  Highlight   In BOOK XIV
15  The gruel disappeared; the boys whispered each other, and winked at Oliver; while his next neighbors nudged him.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER II
Example Sentence:
1  The difference between whether a shove or a nudge is more appropriate might go to the harm that results.
2  Amazon has patented a wristband that tracks the hand movements of warehouse workers and uses vibrations to nudge them into being more efficient.
3  The children were giggling and nudging each other.
4  I nudged Stan and pointed again.
5  He nudged the ball past the goalie and into the net.
6  He nudged the conversation towards the subject of money.
7  He nudged me to tell me someone passing.
8  I nudged her and pointed to the man across the street.