pierce

Example Sentences

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Some sleuths have resorted to studying body language as they try to pierce the veil of secrecy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

Stocks may find it challenging to pierce through higher longer-term bond rates heading into 2026 especially given that U.S. equities already trade at expensive valuations and broader indexes are largely led by rate-sensitive tech companies.

From Barron's • Dec. 10, 2025

You’re saying this was a situation where just having some rudimentary sense of who pays tariffs and how they work was an actual bonus because it got to pierce through what Sauer was saying.

From Slate • Nov. 10, 2025

Gints Zilbalodis’ “Flow” uses those two features to pierce the heart and reach the deep well of nostalgia that lives inside us before turning the film on its head.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2025

Black birds pierce the sky like inverse stars.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline