poke along
Example Sentences
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Let’s try one question: Is it right for bicyclists to cut to the head of a line of cars at a stoplight, then poke along, impeding traffic?
From Washington Post • Oct. 15, 2019
For now, we poke along on the ancient Big Spruce double, eyeing fresh lines tucked into the folds of the broad slope below.
From Time Magazine Archive
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When the light turns green, they’ll poke along at a snail’s pace, holding up traffic while motorists wait for a chance to pass.
From Washington Post
In Nevada, where the roads are mostly flat, straight and empty, drivers never did like to poke along.
From Time Magazine Archive
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And this something solid could poke along at 100 miles an hour or outdistance a jet, I thought to myself.
From The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects by Ruppelt, Edward J.