Prone Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

That gave a huge advantage to the sunny Republican prone to hugging supporters.

Tea Party Firebrand Wins Big in Iowa

| Ben Jacobs

| November 5, 2014

| THE DAILY BEAST

Some kids are prone to letting their minds wander and daydreaming.

Daydreaming Is Not a Disorder

| Russell Saunders

| October 4, 2014

| THE DAILY BEAST

For people prone to believe doctors like me are part of some malign conspiracy, nothing I say will make a difference.

Vaccines Are Poison, Cellphones Cause Cancer, and Other Medical Conspiracies

| Russell Saunders

| July 18, 2014

| THE DAILY BEAST

Last night I saw Jean Baptiste lying prone upon the floor, and knew that she had beaten him down to it, and he had not resisted.

The Homesteader

| Oscar Micheaux

He was flung down heavily, and pinned prone in a corner by one of those bullies who knelt on his spine.

St. Martin’s Summer

| Rafael Sabatini

They are extremely prone to change, and in presence of animal matters readily ferment, and are converted into salts of ammonia.

Elements of Agricultural Chemistry

| Thomas Anderson

And here I was, prone and helpless, being powwowed not for one ailment, but for all the diseases known in Happy Valley.

The Soldier of the Valley

| Nelson Lloyd

Man is innately more prone to good than to evil; and the path of his destiny is upward.

God and my Neighbour

| Robert Blatchford