pierced
Example Sentences
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Archaeologists recently uncovered jewelry that included a pierced deer tooth and beads, all carbon dated to around 11,000 years ago.
From Science Daily ● May 20, 2026
On the nouveau fashion blogs of Substack, women exchange styling ideas for the brand’s signature pierced mules.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026
"I got my ears pierced at Claire's when I was little," Taylor says, adding they now enjoy shopping at places like jewellery chain Lovisa as well.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
Claire’s, the mall chain where millions of girls got their ears pierced, has repeatedly flirted with bankruptcy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026
I thought of the voices, of their strange contradictions—of the way they made sound float on air, of how that sound was soft like a warm wind, but so sharp it pierced.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
