poke check
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of poke check
First recorded in 1940–45
Example Sentences
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Encapsulated in that one motivational poke check is the foundation upon which Spallina has built a lacrosse dynasty at Stony Brook, a team built of scrappy, unheralded Long Islanders looking to prove a point.
From New York Times ● May 4, 2021
Johnson was the closest Ranger but rather than charge Guentzel or attempt a poke check he hesitated and Guentzel ripped a shot over Kinkaid’s glove to tie it with 1:06 remaining in the first.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 9, 2021
Skating backward, defending, without much conviction, against an onrushing forward, I leaned to execute an over-fortyish poke check.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 4, 2019
Ovechkin and Kuznetsov assisted on defenseman Christian Djoos’s go-ahead goal, a one-handed poke check that deflected off the crossbar and into the net.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 11, 2019
After Brandon Montour thwarted James Neal’s breakaway attempt out of the penalty box with a diving poke check, the Ducks had all the momentum.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 28, 2017
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