puncture
Example Sentences
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The word grandparent punctured his heart, but he powered through.
From Literature
Her parents thought it could be sepsis, but after being rushed back to hospital, a lumbar puncture confirmed she had MenB.
From BBC
Because they travel at 17,500 miles an hour, Mr. Ariosto writes, they can “puncture a space suit or damage a satellite.”
After visiting an optician who identified a problem with his optic nerve and referred him to a neurologist, George received an MRI and lumbar puncture which confirmed his MS diagnosis in March 2022.
From BBC
In any event, the myth has been punctured.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
