poke holes in
Example Sentences
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The defense attorneys sought to poke holes in the accusers’ testimony.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026
Instead, Cregger’s exasperating stabs at humor poke holes in the ubiquitous dread at the core of his story, letting all the air back into the room.
From Salon • Aug. 8, 2025
Better Dairy invited me – a committed carnivore and dairy devotee – to its lab to poke holes in this new cheese.
From BBC • Jul. 12, 2025
“My job was to get her to share with me the details of her life in a way so that I could poke holes in it,” he told me recently.
From Slate • Jun. 25, 2025
Ma stood by the window as the stars began to poke holes in the deep, blue velvet sky.
From "Where the Mountain Meets the Moon" by Grace Lin
