poke
Example Sentences
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Woltemade obliged, sticking out a boot to poke home from close range before a lengthy VAR check confirmed the German was just onside.
From Barron's
As Joshua’s jabs began poking through, a wobbly Paul pivoted to a new tactic: hanging on for dear life.
Kunis was able to poke fun at herself for getting so frustrated, revealing that her job is far easier than that of many other HOA presidents—because her neighborhood association only incorporates eight households.
From MarketWatch
This Badger-written column may have delighted many times in poking cheap fun at Michigan football, but not today.
For most American infants, the hepatitis B shot comes just before their first bath, in the blur of pokes, prods and pictures that attend a 21st century hospital delivery.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
