How to Use fork in a Sentence

fork

1 of 2 noun

• Go ahead and dip the tip of your fork in the sauce and taste it.
  — Scott McMurren, Anchorage Daily News, 14 May 2023
• When the timer goes off, check the doneness of the salmon with a fork.
  — Julia O'Malley, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Mar. 2023
• Set the cored lemon on a plate, and mush the inside with a fork.
  — Rachelle Doorley, Parents, 16 Aug. 2023
• Stick the onion half on the end of a grilling fork and scrub the grate, cut side down, to clean it.
  — Janelle Davis, CNN, 15 Apr. 2023
• And there’s a scene in the film with a fork as Benny sits down to eat.
  — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 11 Mar. 2023
• Turn off the heat, uncover, and fluff the rice with a fork.
  — Sarah Thompson, Saveur, 3 Jan. 2024
• Tiny forks are used to remove the hot morsels from the skewers.
  — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 25 Apr. 2023
• Using a fork and a knife, halve the chile, then remove the stem and scrape the seeds off.
  — Pati Jinich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2024
• In the 1989 film, Ariel combs her hair with a fork at the prince's dining table.
  — Nick Romano, EW.com, 26 May 2023
• Scoop the flesh out, transfer it to a bowl, and mash it roughly with a fork.
  — Christa Sgobba, SELF, 21 June 2023
• Dessert Utensils: The dessert spoon or fork goes above the plates, centered.
  — Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, 1 Aug. 2023
• If the soil is crumbly, dig holes with a garden fork to avoid shearing off the sides of the holes.
  — Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2023
• Serve it with corn chips or bagel chips, or just eat it up with your fork.
  — Ann Maloney, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2023
• Drain the tuna fish, dump it into a large bowl and flake it with a fork.
  — Sheela Prakash, Bon Appétit, 12 Mar. 2023
• Punch down the dough to deflate, then use two forks to fold the dough in and create a rough ball.
  — Christian Reynoso, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Apr. 2023
• His hand, adorned with a U.F.C. ring, twirled the spaghetti with a plastic fork.
  — Emmanuel Morgan Thomas Prior, New York Times, 13 Nov. 2023
• Gal, his brother, and his friend leapt into their car and came to a fork in the road.
  — David Harsanyi, National Review, 25 Jan. 2024
• Add in the sugar, cinnamon and milk and beat with a fork.
  — Joan Elovitz Kazan, Journal Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2023
• The soup spoon measures 7.5 inches, and the fork, 7.8 inches long.
  — Stephanie Osmanski, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2023
• Walk up the hill and past two gates to reach the start of the trail, where there is an immediate fork.
  — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Dec. 2023
• Just be sure to pierce them with a fork before placing them in the microwave.
  — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2024
• Valentine pulled a fork out of his boot and dragged it across Noren’s forehead.
  — Joshua Needelman, Curbed, 1 Nov. 2023
• Use your fingers or a fork to gently remove the seeds from the stringy pulp.
  — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Oct. 2023
• The ghost-fork starts high, at about 84 miles per hour, then vanishes.
  — Dan Shaughnessy, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Mar. 2023
• How to put the fork and how to measure it, how many glasses are on the table, et cetera.
  — Gregory Ellwood, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2023
• With a fork, press the tines into the dough in rows, spacing them about 2-inches apart.
  — Lisa Yockelson, BostonGlobe.com, 9 May 2023
• And, hey, don't forget the retractable spoon and fork set for easy munching.
  — Haley Lyndes, Travel + Leisure, 29 June 2023
• Using tines of a fork, poke holes spaced about 1/2 inch apart all over surface of cake.
  — Laura Kanya, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2023
• Use the fork to whisk in the sesame oil, then pour dressing onto the collards and toss well — like really get in there.
  — Adrienne Cheatham, CNN, 3 Mar. 2024
• The kind of guy who never bothered to buy hand soap (just used shower gel), whose kitchen cupboards contained two plate-bowls, a mug, a fork, and three huge tubs of cookies and cream protein powder.
  — Kate Lloyd, Vogue, 14 Mar. 2024

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fork

2 of 2 verb

• The road forks to the north and south.
• They forked the hay into the loft.
• The day Etheridge had to fork over the cash turned out to be her own birthday.
  — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 20 July 2023
• Step 2: Mix it up: Use a small whisk or fork to gently mix the spices.
  — Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 24 Nov. 2023
• Each year, the venue requires the city to fork over up $2 million to maintain.
  — al, 12 Sep. 2022
• Want the amenities of a luxury hotel but don’t want to fork out the dough for a full stay?
  — Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 3 Aug. 2023
• Their fans are quite eager to fork over big money to see them again.
  — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2023
• Still, the Almanac delivers more than the forking paths of Wikipedia links can.
  — Jonathan Malesic, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2023
• Johnny Depp stans rushed to fork over cash for unsealed court docs.
  — Paige McGlauflin, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2022
• Would the Rockets be willing to fork over Wood for two mid-tier selections in the first round?
  — Morten Jensen, Forbes, 18 May 2022
• At the same time, no one wants to fork out their entire home decor budget on towels alone.
  — Melissa Epifano, Peoplemag, 10 Aug. 2022
• But don’t assume that customers will fork over more cash.
  — Kyle Leighton, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2022
• The bank will fork that over with a smile and give you a really good deal, say 3% interest.
  — Allison Morrow, CNN, 9 Nov. 2021
• Consider this list a love letter to the spoon, no more forking around.
  — Nina Moskowitz, Bon Appétit, 23 Mar. 2023
• The law is in response to longtime renter complaints that they are required to fork over huge sums just to start a lease.
  — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2024
• Then a guy forked over a huge, airy popover with strawberry butter.
  — Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
• Tines will sprout skyward from these main beams and, in the case of mule deer, will typically fork.
  — Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 28 Sep. 2023
• While this might sound like an easy way to make a purchase without forking over the full amount at once, these loans aren't risk-free.
  — Becca Stanek, theweek, 10 Jan. 2024
• There’s a reasonable chance that Trump will be ordered to fork over something close to the $250 million James seeks.
  — Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 2 Oct. 2023
• Use a potato masher or fork to lightly mash the chickpeas.
  — Washington Post, 30 Jan. 2022
• Want any of them, and a team had better be willing to fork over upward of $25 million per season.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 3 Oct. 2021
• Bitcoin bettors must fork over $20 or more, and this number jumps to $30 for debit card users.
  — Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2024
• If a team is willing to fork over a substantial asset to give the draft a go, there's merit in taking calls.
  — Morten Jensen, Forbes, 31 Jan. 2022
• DeFi can default but only at a code level, a DeFi has to fork its code to pull a fast one.
  — Clem Chambers, Forbes, 18 July 2022
• That Rupert Murdoch’s Fox was willing to fork over so much cash gives a hint at what more still was left to be exposed.
  — Prem Thakker, The New Republic, 18 Apr. 2023
• Visitors are asked to park at Gate 4 and non-Arboretum members will have to fork over $10 for access to the area.
  — Dan Carson, Chron, 9 Sep. 2022
• Bone-in, skin-on thighs, which are very forgiving, get crisped up in a hot skillet and then cook to fork tenderness.
  — Kim Sunée, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Jan. 2022
• The Joybird Eliot Apartment Sofa doesn’t require you to fork over a ton of money to furnish your space.
  — Nor'adila Hepburn, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Mar. 2023
• Only if the accused fails to appear in court is the bondsman required to fork over payment to the government.
  — Isaac Stanley-Becker, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Sep. 2023
• And because there are no self-monitoring options, you’ll be forced to fork over the $49 every month.
  — Kaz Weida, Popular Mechanics, 28 Apr. 2023

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024