poke out
Example Sentences
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Brushes - some stuck fast - poke out of paint pots piled across the floorboards, table and chairs.
From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026
He accessorized with dark shades and zipped the jacket halfway so that his thin gold necklace could poke out.
From Salon • Feb. 23, 2024
Her advice: Use 12-inch wooden labels that will poke out from the contents, instead of the smaller ones, for an easy-to-read map of what’s where.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 20, 2023
Gill also dances in the work, and the first parts of her to emerge are her bare feet; they poke out from a wing before retracting, like those of the Wicked Witch of the East.
From New York Times • Apr. 2, 2023
Liyana had had a hard time sewing the thing so the hen's legs could poke out where they needed to.
From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye
