Example Sentences

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My father is poising me lightly in his hand, preparatory to flinging me at one of the milky cocos of Life.

From Psmith in the City by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)

Your pretty foot is poising on the upper stair—beware!

From Rosemary and Rue by Amber