How to Use pierce in a Sentence

pierce

verb
Definition of piercenext
Synonyms for piercenext
  • The sniper’s round hit him in his left arm and then pierced his left lung.
    — Ian Shapira, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2023
  • If the wind is volatile, then the light is vivid, piercing, and constant.
    — Lydia Bell, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 May 2024
  • 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
  • While many spiders are venomous, most do not have strong or long enough fangs to pierce the skin.
    — Amanda Gardner, Health, 27 May 2024
  • 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
  • Robert Wone had three clean slits on his chest, including one that had pierced his heart.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 18 Mar. 2023
  • One of the shots, police said in a statement, pierced the trunk of the car, went through the passenger compartment and hit the 3-year-old.
    — Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2024
  • His liver was also pierced, and one of his lungs collapsed.
    — Dan Heching, CNN, 16 Apr. 2023
  • Then, the mosquito uses one stylet—the labrum—to prod around, seeking a blood vessel to pierce.
    — John Sass, Field & Stream, 11 Apr. 2023
  • Soft sand is easy to pierce but hard ground will require a narrower spike.
    — Ric Burnley, Field & Stream, 25 Oct. 2023
  • But on the other hand, Howard’s goal is to make every episode feel like a culture piercing event.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 16 Feb. 2023
  • Using a sharp 8- to 10-inch skewer, pierce a potato lengthwise all the way through the center.
    — Bhg Test Kitchen, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Nov. 2022
  • In a May 4 incident in the Strait of Gibraltar, a group of three orcas pierced the rudder of a sailboat.
    — Laura Barcella, Peoplemag, 25 May 2023
  • The change could be anything, from colorful hair dye all the way to a piercing or tattoo.
    — Tarot.com, Orlando Sentinel, 17 June 2024
  • My sweetest Dump Truck, saying goodbye to you has deeply pierced my soul.
    — Jill Lupupa, Peoplemag, 18 July 2023
  • The presumptive Republican presidential nominee said the upper part of his right ear was pierced in the shooting.
    — Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2024
  • The bullet aimed at Donald Trump’s head Saturday, pierced America's psyche.
    — Amanda Garrett, USA TODAY, 16 July 2024

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