poking

Example Sentences

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Investors began to wonder whether it was all too good to be true, and started poking holes in the narrative.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

A generation of experience informs regional groups that an attack on the U.S. will only invite an overwhelming American reaction, and so it seems they have been mostly disinterested in poking the bear.

From Slate • Apr. 21, 2026

When the 39-year-old father returned home, he began poking around a site called BrickLink to track down missing Lego pieces for his old sets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

I feel genuinely conflicted and would appreciate you poking holes in my reasoning.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026

This time, she was in a group of people, standing at the water’s edge, looking at a dorsal fin poking out from the flat calm.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen