How to Use pierce in a Sentence
pierce
verb- A scream pierced the silence.
- The bullet pierced his lung.
- The needle pierced her skin.
- The bullet pierced through his lung.
- The needle pierced into her skin.
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Scrub well and dry, then pierce in a few places with a fork.
— Steven Raichlen New York Times, Star Tribune, 21 July 2021 -
The bullet didn't pierce, and Salter was shot and killed.
— Carolyn Thompson, BostonGlobe.com, 15 May 2022 -
The sniper’s round hit him in his left arm and then pierced his left lung.
— Ian Shapira, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2023 -
With a fork, pierce the eggplant about 4 times all around.
— BostonGlobe.com, 21 Sep. 2021 -
But then a mother’s screams would pierce the air and disabuse me of the thought.
— Ahmed Abu Artema, TIME, 12 Oct. 2024 -
Rabenn had no real idea how to pierce the veil of the blockchain's anonymity.
— Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 25 Oct. 2022 -
If the wind is volatile, then the light is vivid, piercing, and constant.
— Lydia Bell, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 May 2024 -
Take the fruit from the water and, using the tip of a knife or your thumb nail, pierce the skin and peel it off!
— Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2021 -
Her nose piercing and two-toned blonde and black hair added to the effect.
— Chiara Kim, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024 -
Using the tip of a sharp knife, pierce each eggplant twice.
— G. Daniela Galarza, Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2022 -
To do this, your doctor will use a tool to pierce the skin and gently remove the bumps.
— Patia Braithwaite, SELF, 30 Dec. 2020 -
The actress’s enormous eyes serve as high beams that pierce through all the dirty chaos.
— Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 24 May 2024 -
Just be sure to pierce them with a fork before placing them in the microwave.
— Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2024 -
In most of his videos, the internet chef starts off by throwing a knife down to pierce the counter.
— Antonia Debianchi, PEOPLE.com, 22 Apr. 2022 -
Screams of desperation pierce the air amid the sound of sirens in the distance.
— Julia Jester, NBC News, 21 Dec. 2023 -
For a moment, the display of her own heart felt like a piercing kind of grace.
— Nicolette Polek, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024 -
But more and more, law enforcement has been able to pierce the veil of anonymity.
— Ken Dilanian, NBC News, 13 May 2022 -
Don't look for any of this controversy to pierce the Games.
— Zachary B. Wolf, CNN, 3 Feb. 2022 -
She had been stabbed once in the back and, an autopsy later found, the blade had pierced her heart.
— Keith L. Alexander, Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2023 -
Pieces of glass rained down, piercing her shoulder and foot.
— Ingrid Wickelgren, Scientific American, 20 Feb. 2024 -
One bullet pierced through the window of a 3-year-old girl’s playroom.
— Jason Beeferman, Dallas News, 6 July 2023 -
And might that be a way to pierce some of this hesitancy?
— CBS News, 27 June 2021 -
And in the third, another boy lies in a red T-shirt darkened by the blood from wounds that pierce his jaw.
— Sarah El Sirgany, CNN, 27 Apr. 2023 -
For example, Catherine doesn’t mention that Jonathan pierced his arm with his pocketknife — a gift from Mr. Brigstocke — and forced her to drink the blood.
— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024 -
Crowe, with his piercing visage and commanding presence, had help from Joaquin Phoenix as the mad emperor-in-waiting, Commodus.
— Erik Kain, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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