poke around
phrasal verb
poked around; poking around; pokes around
informal
: to look around or search through something
He poked around in his closet for something to wear to the party.
—often used figurativelyI don't want you poking around in my personal life.
Examples of poke around in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Cenci enlisted the help of a nearby parishioner to poke around.
—
Sydney Bishop, CNN, 7 July 2024
All of these cases had been thoroughly picked over in mainstream media, so Broomfield’s approach, particularly in Kurt & Courtney and Biggie & Tupac, was to poke around at the fringes and find compelling weirdos with minor connections to the major players.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2024
Washington lost interest in the region — until China started poking around.
—Eduardo Porter, Washington Post, 20 June 2024
But that can’t prevent the Giants from doing their homework, ranking their preferences and poking around with other teams.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for poke around 
Sydney Bishop, CNN, 7 July 2024
All of these cases had been thoroughly picked over in mainstream media, so Broomfield’s approach, particularly in Kurt & Courtney and Biggie & Tupac, was to poke around at the fringes and find compelling weirdos with minor connections to the major players.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2024
Washington lost interest in the region — until China started poking around.
—Eduardo Porter, Washington Post, 20 June 2024
But that can’t prevent the Giants from doing their homework, ranking their preferences and poking around with other teams.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for poke around
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'poke around.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Dictionary Entries Near poke around
Cite this Entry
“Poke around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poke%20around. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share