Words similar to poked

Example sentences for: poked

How can you use “poked” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

Henry Mitchell, the late, great, and I think, conservative garden writer (he smoked cigarettes in his garden, an act incomprehensible to liberals), poked fun at those who think they garden in "a natural way."
--who poked him in the ribs whenever he was on camera; his goofy stare would flit from his trough of nachos to the playing field.
Beloved by working-class audiences, the peladito, using caló (Spanish slang) and pochismos (Americanisms), particularly poked fun at the acculturation of Mexicans who couldn’t speak Spanish and pointed out to them American discrimination against Mexicans.
"He sniffed each ear, poked it and even counted all the kernels," confides an observer.
Smith described it as "kicking the tires of my faith," and added that he considers both God and Jesus "friends" who would not be averse to having fun poked at them--especially when that fun is grounded in a fervent respect for their existence and power.