was poking
- past progressive of poke.
Example Sentences
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Even back then, Reiner was poking the bear.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 15, 2025
Trump claims his White House designs spring from his character as a builder; on Tuesday, he was poking around on the West Wing roof.
From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2025
During the early stages of Thursday's news conference, Edwards displayed the same reaction - he was poking fun at Covington's George Washington outfit and laughing at his jibes.
From BBC ● Dec. 15, 2023
Suddenly, on the final half-lap at the Martinsville short track, Chastain’s car looked as if it was turned up to hyper-speed while everyone else was poking along.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 31, 2023
Arul and Muthu returned as we were trying to tie our raincoat to a steel rod that was poking out of the wall of the bridge to make a roof.
From "The Bridge Home" by Padma Venkatraman
