pierce

pierce
01. The bullet [pierced] the policeman's jacket, and hit him in the shoulder.
02. She had her nose [pierced], and a diamond stud put in it.
03. The eagle's cry [pierced] the silence of the forest.
04. The flashlight's beam [pierced] the night sky.
05. His [piercing] stare made me feel really nervous.
06. The [piercing] sound of a jet plane could be heard approaching from the east.
07. She got a bad infection in her mouth after having her tongue [pierced].
08. [Piercing] nipples with rings and the like is not a new punk fad; it was popular among ladies in the late 1800s.
09. From earliest times, people [pierced] their ears, nose, and bellybutton as a superstitious practice, believing that the holes would release demons from the body.
10. The arrow [pierced] the deer's heart, killing it instantly.
11. In acupuncture, the body of the patient is [pierced] with special needles, at specific points, and at various angles and depths.
12. A sudden scream [pierced] the night.
13. The sculpture shows an angel about to [pierce] Saint Teresa with an arrow as he gently pulls aside her clothing.
14. An angel of God [pierced] Saint Teresa's heart with a flaming golden arrow.
15. A Serbian proverb notes that a thorn [pierces] young skin more quickly than old.
16. Rita Rudner once joked, "I think men who have a [pierced] ear are better prepared for marriage. They've experienced pain, and bought jewelry."

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

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