poke into
Example Sentences
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With a screwdriver or an awl, poke into the wood; if it goes in more than ⅛ inch, rot has probably begun.
From Washington Post • Oct. 28, 2022
I have fully internalized that lesson and very rarely poke into any comment threads nowadays.
From Salon • Feb. 22, 2021
Kilmarnock ought to have halved the deficit when a set-piece fell at the feet of Nicke Kabamba six yards out, but he could only poke into the hands of Hazard.
From BBC • Dec. 13, 2020
Maradona basically weaved around and through half of the England team, starting from just his side of midfield, and finishing his slalom run with a short poke into the net as he fell.
From Washington Times • Nov. 26, 2020
He flopped down on his mattress, letting its itchy stuffing feathers poke into his back as he glared at the ceiling and tried to figure out how it had all gone wrong so fast.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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