1
: resembling a fork especially in having one end divided into two or more branches or points
forked lightning
2
: shaped like a fork or having a forked part
a forked road
Examples of forked in a Sentence
a bird with a deeply forked tail
the forked tongue of a snake
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The corrosion-resistant stainless steel blades also stay sharp, even with heavy use, and the forked hori hori tip efficiently pulls dirt away from weeds and locks onto taproots for quick removal.
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Christina Shepherd McGuire, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Aug. 2024
What makes this hori hori knife stand out is its forked tip.
—Rachel Ahrnsen, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 May 2024
The crow is teaching itself how to slice a forked twig from the yew tree into a three-pronged tool for digging grubs out of a tree trunk.
—Anne Carson, The New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2024
And while both slates run Android, Amazon uses a forked version of Google's OS.
—Leon Kay and Corey Gaskin, Ars Technica, 15 July 2023
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Christina Shepherd McGuire, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Aug. 2024
What makes this hori hori knife stand out is its forked tip.
—Rachel Ahrnsen, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 May 2024
The crow is teaching itself how to slice a forked twig from the yew tree into a three-pronged tool for digging grubs out of a tree trunk.
—Anne Carson, The New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2024
And while both slates run Android, Amazon uses a forked version of Google's OS.
—Leon Kay and Corey Gaskin, Ars Technica, 15 July 2023
See All Example Sentences for forked
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“Forked.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forked. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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