Elbryan was already into his responding turn but not far enough; and the elf's blades poked him hard in the kidneys.

A lash of dark lightning crackled from her fingers, striking the small black shape with the white V on its chest- -even as the blade of Eydryth's sword poked through the mist surrounding Alon, cutting it away as though it were a solid substance.

But the well-manicured blades of grass poked through the dusty brown leather of his shoes, through the pale skin and bone.

Again the blade poked, twisting this time.

The blade probed and poked, keeping sleep at arm's length.

The pants were lime green under a blue blouse; the blade of a screwdriver poked from her hip pocket.

AN idea that began when a few blades of salt grass poked through the wood decking in Charles A. West's backyard in Mount Sinai has caught the attention of the federal government and could be used to reduce erosion on beaches everywhere.

The blade of the letter-opener poked through his shirt and pricked his skin, but he hardly felt it.

The blade rises, stabs, pokes and smooths out features - a mouth, a face.

The errant blade had caught him on the back of the arm, poked a hole through his shirt and produced a small ragged-looking gash.