Examples of pokey in a Sentence
joked about the time he passed out on the street and woke up in the pokey
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As is the way with global car makers now, this new pokey Pug is built on a common Stellantis group platform.
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New Atlas,
11 June 2026
The region’s pokey residential construction pace is a big factor.
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Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
27 Jan. 2026
The newcomer breaks industry traditions, such as lower deck guest cabins, oversized main deck salons, pokey crew quarters, and technical areas on the upper deck, taking a fresh approach that prioritizes people rather than logistics.
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Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
11 July 2025
Both systems made the GeForce RTX 40 GPUs in the Dell and MSI systems look a little pokey by comparison (though those systems are definitely no slouches, in a bigger-picture sense).
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PC Magazine,
12 May 2025
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New Atlas,
11 June 2026
The region’s pokey residential construction pace is a big factor.
—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
27 Jan. 2026
The newcomer breaks industry traditions, such as lower deck guest cabins, oversized main deck salons, pokey crew quarters, and technical areas on the upper deck, taking a fresh approach that prioritizes people rather than logistics.
—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
11 July 2025
Both systems made the GeForce RTX 40 GPUs in the Dell and MSI systems look a little pokey by comparison (though those systems are definitely no slouches, in a bigger-picture sense).
—
PC Magazine,
12 May 2025
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“Pokey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pokey. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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