perforate

Example Sentences

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Only after her third trip to the hospital, the following day, was she diagnosed with a perforated bowel and sepsis after she was struggling to breathe.

From BBC

We secured a large metal mask, about the size of a trash can lid with carefully arranged perforated holes, to one of the Keck telescopes.

From Scientific American

Outside, the rangers plan their work at a large wooden table beneath a perforated zinc roof.

From Seattle Times

His bowel was also perforated and it is believed he was kicked or stamped on by Crouch, who was said to be "dominant and aggressive" by Judge Kerr.

From BBC

The practice of perforating pipelines and storing oil in pools in the jungle is an environmental disaster, Reuters reported last year, after visiting clandestine refineries in Narino province.

From Reuters