pokey

Example Sentences

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One person’s methodical structuring is what another might deem pokey or too much effort for a piece of entertainment.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2024

But let’s get real: This giant adult toy is going to be constructed one way or another, whether at reasonable speed or in pokey chug-chug fashion.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 25, 2023

Family and adult-only fun include roller disco night and open skate hours with the hokey pokey, limbo and partner skate events.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 12, 2023

It opens with an unfunny protracted bit in which Barry, who’s late for work, orders a sandwich from a pokey server.

From New York Times • Jun. 14, 2023

The banker throws the poor old widder in the pokey.

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck