pin·prick
ˈpin-ˌprik 
1
: a small puncture made by or as if by a pin
2
: a petty irritation or annoyance
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Examples of pinprick in a Sentence
Noun
He felt a pinprick in his leg.
the nurse kindly put a decorated bandage over the pinprick from the injection
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Bruce Gil, Quartz, 11 June 2024
Things haven’t changed overnight at the Original Beef, but there is a tiny pinprick of light at the end of the tunnel.
—Marah Eakin, Vulture, 3 June 2024
Justin Davidson, Curbed, 21 Oct. 2021
The teeny pinpricks force the skin to heal and build up stronger than before, while the device also deposits serum deeper into the skin.
—Leah Prinzivalli, Allure, 9 Nov. 2018
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Noun
Holmes claimed that Theranos had developed a device that could run dozens of tests from blood drawn from single pinprick.
—Bruce Gil, Quartz, 11 June 2024
Things haven’t changed overnight at the Original Beef, but there is a tiny pinprick of light at the end of the tunnel.
—Marah Eakin, Vulture, 3 June 2024
Verb
At this height, the real thing looks fake, a composite of toy skyscrapers, tinfoil rivers, pinprick traffic lights, Central Park the size of a welcome mat, and some sort of nature in the hazy distance.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 21 Oct. 2021
The teeny pinpricks force the skin to heal and build up stronger than before, while the device also deposits serum deeper into the skin.
—Leah Prinzivalli, Allure, 9 Nov. 2018
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“Pinprick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pinprick. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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