poke

Example Sentences

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What is just as bad, in her view, are those dog walkers who do pick up after their dogs but then just poke the bags into the wall to avoid carrying them.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

The defense attorneys sought to poke holes in the accusers’ testimony.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

Still, I guffawed when Becket popped back into his present-day cell to poke fun at his audience, the Catholic priest: “The last thing the Church wanted was an investigation,” he says with a smirk.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

"You can poke big holes in them, and we showed that even if you severely damage the tubes with as many holes as you can punch, they still float."

From Science Daily • Jan. 30, 2026

I poke his cheek, the same way he did when it came to Curtis.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas