poke

The drop was an indeterminate stroke, a limp poke at Shahzad.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

It’s easy to poke fun at government data or even to doubt its accuracy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

Congress leader Deepender Singh Hooda, meanwhile, invoked the viral protest catchphrase "waste-guna-huiya" - a deliberately nonsensical meme popularised during the demonstrations - to poke fun at the government.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

Despite there being “plenty to poke fun at,” they note that it’s tough to dismiss SpaceX given its track record and the potential payoff of its plans.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026

I poke him in the side, which only makes him shake harder.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

Sermarini wasn’t aware of the trend when he named his company in 2023, but its marketing content now pokes fun at over-the-top looksmaxxing, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

That fight was deemed a no contest because of repeated eye pokes from Gane which left Aspinall unable to continue, and he called for a rematch in October.

From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026

There’s a single-panel comic by the artist Paul Noth that pokes fun at researchers’ meek attempts.

From Slate ● Jan. 30, 2026

Created by two First Nations women, the series pokes fun with affection in a very Canadian way, while also nodding to the darker historical realities of society.

From Salon ● Dec. 24, 2025

As soon as I step through the door, Elsie rushes over and pokes her head into the hallway, looking back and forth before closing the door behind me.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston

The public-transit authority in Boston is paying a nearly $500,000 settlement stemming from a team-building dinner where the popular general manager poked fun at his own baldness and pulled the hair of an employee.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

US First Lady Melania Trump poked fun Thursday at media speculation over her month away from the public eye and scrutiny over one of President Donald Trump's close aides.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

Anne Hathaway has poked fun at those who suggested her baby bump didn't look real after a recent film premiere, telling them she had "fake hair, real bump".

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

“Sheep in the Box” suggests that, not long from now, these psychic wounds may be poked anew.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

Then he stopped in the middle of the living room and poked his index finger into Michael’s chest.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly

Gay needs to establish himself at the top of the England order and played handsome drives in his 33 before poking Mohammad Ali to second slip.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

At one protest, the cyclists were poking fun at Moctezuma’s group for being outnumbered, so she began counting how many passing drivers honked their horn in support, versus how many passing cyclists rang their bell.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

Investors began to wonder whether it was all too good to be true, and started poking holes in the narrative.

From Barron's ● May 22, 2026

When I’m analyzing a problem early on, I want to be testing every scenario, poking around for where I could be wrong.

From MarketWatch ● May 6, 2026

The next thing I knew I was awakened by Daisy, poking me with that old crutch of hers.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls