poke holes in
Example Sentences
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The defense attorneys sought to poke holes in the accusers’ testimony.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 9, 2026
“My job was to get her to share with me the details of her life in a way so that I could poke holes in it,” he told me recently.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2025
Attorneys for Mr Combs tried to poke holes in Mr Florez's claims, asking why he did not include certain details - like Ms Ventura's purple eye - in an incident report he filed afterwards.
From BBC ● May 12, 2025
“At the trade shows, you had to hire a security guard to watch your space so people wouldn’t sneak back in and poke holes in your mattress.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2024
Poppy had started using her pencil to poke holes in her paper.
From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau
