poke into
Example Sentences
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No one thinks to poke into this with a follow-up question like, “She thinks the world is going to end? When?”
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2025
So why poke into things that pair so perfectly with beer and make the sports-watching world a better place?
From Washington Times • Feb. 10, 2023
Then use the pointy end of a paper clip or safety pin to scrape any narrow notches and gently poke into the clogged ignition port or burner holes, which is where the gas comes out.
From Salon • Apr. 24, 2022
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
He felt a rib poke into his back.
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
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