poke

Example Sentences

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Yeboah bettered that in the 67th minute, taking advantage of another defensive breakdown to poke a pass from Tomás Chancalay at the left post by Marcinkowski.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

Brushes - some stuck fast - poke out of paint pots piled across the floorboards, table and chairs.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

“Why would you do something to poke the bear by expensing a chair?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 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

We’d poke around, trying our luck this way and that, running out of air and diving back down again and again.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo