have poked
- present perfect of poke.
Example Sentences
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He testified that he wasn’t wearing a face shield and the metal ribs of the umbrella could have poked him in the eye.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 1, 2025
While some have poked fun at her entourage, Weiss has received threats that people close to her say warrant the protection.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025
Still, members of Congress have poked fun at Noem, with Reps.
From Seattle Times ● May 3, 2024
Now, in two papers, researchers have poked holes in different models of a so-called bouncing universe, suggesting the universe we see around us is probably a one-and-done proposition.
From Scientific American ● May 24, 2023
“You’d better collect a few more like that: then you can make a notice board and frighten Fiver. You might have poked the lendri’s eye out for us, if you’d only known.”
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
