pierce

Example Sentences

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She had deep brown skin and a diamond piercing on her nose.

From Literature

“When he got out of the hospital, he got his ear pierced.”

From Literature

Undo the tight, slicked back bun and bring in halo dyed hair, dark eyeliner and the piercing she did herself on the inside of her upper lip.

From Los Angeles Times

Though the thorns had scraped her wings, they were leathery and too tough to be easily pierced.

From Literature

"I think as British people we're very good at piercing the balloon of our own success and undercutting it and devaluing ourselves," he tells BBC News.

From BBC