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
Instead, Cregger’s exasperating stabs at humor poke holes in the ubiquitous dread at the core of his story, letting all the air back into the room.
From Salon • Aug. 8, 2025
“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
Ma stood by the window as the stars began to poke holes in the deep, blue velvet sky.
From "Where the Mountain Meets the Moon" by Grace Lin
