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

Redick said he was simply poking his head into the situation the way people might turn their heads to gawk at commotion in a bar.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 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

Instead of poking fun at the outrageous Upper East Side lifestyle, the show endorsed it, with no irony.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

Rows and rows of white barbs poking out of the shredded gums, pink like strawberry taffy.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen