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
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
The smaller streets, where grapevines poke out from old houses, do, too.
From New York Times • Jul. 29, 2023
The ghostly remains draw swirling schools of fish, and a propeller and boilers poke out of the sand.
From Washington Post • Sep. 9, 2022
His socks poke out of his flip-flops, and he shoves huge spoonfuls of cereal into his mouth from a mixing bowl.
From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas
