When the cake seems undercooked, Maria lightly pokes it with a toothpick to check.

After the experiment, the scientist recorded several pokes delivered to the sensor to measure its sensitivity.

Her constant pokings during the movie made it hard to concentrate.

She kept poking the map with her finger until we found the city.

The constant poking of the old engine worried the mechanic.

He sighed as he began the poking chores that would take the entire afternoon.

At the farmers' market, the southern cook sold jars of pickled poke salads alongside her preserves.

He poked fun at his own mistakes to lighten the mood.

The old pickup could only poke along the steep hill, barely keeping up with the traffic.

She rummaged through the poke box to find a spare button for her coat.