She didn't even mind the sharp poke in her ribs from the wide buckle on the gun belt he wore.

Tyrion gave him a sharp poke in the ribs with his toe.

She woke to a sharp poke in the ribs.

And holly plants, while pretty to look at, can deliver a sharp poke if you touch their leaves.

Or maybe it was a sharp poke in his stout ribs.

Everyone turned to look at it then winced as the setting sun gave them a sharp poke in the eye via the glass canopy.

Jardan gave me a sharp poke in the side.

He shaded his eyes and felt a sharp poke at his back.

She gave him a sharp poke on the forehead.

Still, contemporary readers will feel the sharp poke of recognition with nearly every chapter.