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:

Published before or during the festivities of Día de los Muertos, these calaveras carried poems that poked fun at socially prominent people such as politicians and the very wealthy.
"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.
The original meaning is harsher and more in keeping with traditional Japanese culture: the stick is used to beat the dog, who should not have poked around.
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."