poke out
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Brushes - some stuck fast - poke out of paint pots piled across the floorboards, table and chairs.
From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2026
Tiny rods poke out to touch the doorknob at precise points, verifying that its dimensions meet the specification.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 17, 2023
Sunken warships poke out from port waters on the Serbia-Romania border.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 26, 2022
It will be installed at tiny Kinngait airport, where each arrival is a boisterous family reunion and babies poke out from their mothers’ amauti, or parkas, like hatchlings in a nest.
From New York Times ● Jun. 1, 2022
His socks poke out of his flip-flops, and he shoves huge spoonfuls of cereal into his mouth from a mixing bowl.
From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas
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