Example Sentences

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The group has been "poking fun at infamous celebrities" for more than 30 years, with previous targets including Donald Trump, Boris Johnson, plus Ticketmaster and the Gallagher brothers.

From BBC • Nov. 5, 2025

Brown harvested around 200 peaches this year from his small orchard — enough for his family and neighbors — but he had competition: A fox has been poking around.

From Salon • Nov. 21, 2024

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Dril, a humorous account that grew out of “weird Twitter” and has been poking fun at Musk since the billionaire took over the platform, are active users.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 6, 2023

To learn more, I called a leading epidemiologist and bioterrorism expert, Michael Osterholm, who has been poking around companies and labs where these devices are invented.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2012

I can’t explain that Inkling has been poking my leg really hard and even grabbing dumplings off my plate.

From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins