poking

Example Sentences

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This person, and many others, hear the name Erewhon and assume I’m poking fun at it.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

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

Researchers have begun poking around in our musical daydreams.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 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

Tamika’s hand touched my shoulder, her voice no longer poking at my wounds.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas