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.
• But as Viserys' rage turns to sobs, Daemon’s cold heart is pierced and tears come to his eyes.
  — Lauren Morgan, EW.com, 22 July 2024
• Fox paired the statement skirt with a bright yellow long-sleeve crop top that appeared to have nipple piercing barbells on the chest.
  — Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 12 Aug. 2024
• The sniper’s round hit him in his left arm and then pierced his left lung.
  — Ian Shapira, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2023
• 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
• Using the tip of a sharp knife, pierce each eggplant twice.
  — G. Daniela Galarza, Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2022
• 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
• 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
• 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 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
• Pelosi said the hammer hit her husband in two places, but did not pierce his brain.
  — Lisa Mascaro, ajc, 8 Nov. 2022
• Fly bites can cause swelling, itching, and even headaches due to their sharp mouthparts that can pierce the skin.
  — Cierra Britten, The Enquirer, 28 June 2022
• While many spiders are venomous, most do not have strong or long enough fangs to pierce the skin.
  — Amanda Gardner, Health, 27 May 2024
• Shotgun pellets can pierce the skin or put out an eye from 200 yards or more.
  — Matt Williams, Dallas News, 27 Aug. 2022
• The needles pierce the skin, in very specific places, up to one inch deep.
  — Jesa Marie Calaor, Allure, 9 Dec. 2022
• The autopsy found he'd been stabbed three times, once in the hip and twice in the chest, including a wound that pierced his heart.
  — Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 14 Apr. 2023
• Police helicopters hovered and the sound of flash-bangs pierced the air.
  — Ryan Pearson, Fortune, 3 May 2024
• One shard of shrapnel pierced his back while another drilled through the flesh of his arm and into the bone.
  — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2023
• Brosso had suffered a fatal stab wound to her back that pierced her lung and aorta.
  — Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic, 5 Apr. 2023
• For Winehouse’s piercing, above the left side of her lip, Abela wore a ball bearing fixed with glue.
  — Simran Hans, New York Times, 16 May 2024
• Both women had suffered a fatal stab wound to the back that pierced their lungs and aortas.
  — Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic, 6 Apr. 2023

Last Updated: 9 Jun 2024