poke

How to use poke in a sentence

After a few warm-up pokes, a veterinarian injected the vaccine.

They get a full spread of poke, prawns, locally caught fish and kalua pork served on their balcony.

The test is still the same — a PCR test that involves a five-second swab in each nostril, not a deep poke back toward the brain.

She wore an old poke bonnet and carried a crooked stick, and there seemed to be a hump upon her back.

The hump-backed little figure with poke-bonnet and cane was chased out upon the broken landing.

"Mr. Mudge requires no hat where he is now," continued the doctor, stooping to poke the fire.

Whenever a potato lit up dangerously she gave it a poke into a new position.

THE BOX-CAR CHILDRENGERTRUDE CHANDLER WARNER

Because it's so much pleasanter, in a small library like this, to poke about by one's self—with the help of the librarian.

SUMMEREDITH WHARTON

With fifty dollars tucked away, I laid for her until out she came with a final poke in the ribs.

I had to poke at her new coat in order to convince myself that it was not really a convict-clip, right close to the skin.

SYNONYM OF THE DAY

OCTOBER 26, 1985