poke out
Example Sentences
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Tiny rods poke out to touch the doorknob at precise points, verifying that its dimensions meet the specification.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 17, 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
Drawings of his legs poke out of the other side.
From Washington Post • Feb. 15, 2023
Thousands of large, spikey, cactus-like plants poke out of sun-baked earth, watched over by green-brown hills.
From BBC • Jun. 22, 2022
She runs her fingers over the jewelry, tracing her fingertip across the tiny places where needles poke out, and the hidden chambers tucked inside the crested jewels.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
