piercing

Example Sentences

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The noise, typically kept on all day, is a piercing sound that “penetrates your bones,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

Dark-haired, with piercing eyes, Amelia tried to maintain a normal teenage life.

From Los Angeles Times

His gaze is colder than a shark’s; his words are spiked with rows of piercing teeth.

From Salon

He suggested the central pair's friendship "rings false", adding: "What should be piercing, impassioned moments are by turns frivolous and sappy."

From BBC

Before I can jump in, a piercing alarm sounds through the stairwell.

From Literature