poke
Example Sentences
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In this case, Ford’s rivals didn’t have to poke around under the hood to find its latest hack.
Alabama had poked the bear, and paid dearly, and they continued to suffer late into the second quarter when a booming hit led to a Ty Simpson fumble around midfield, giving Indiana another break.
From Los Angeles Times
Even my fellow natives are poking fun at that move, widely joking that the new home of the Chiefs might be named after a famous KCK fast-food joint: Go Chicken Go Stadium.
Hanson began noting tufts of pine needles poking out of the waist-high brush around us.
From Los Angeles Times
Now those former hay fields sit dry, with weeds poking through the parched soil.
From Los Angeles Times
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