puncture

Example Sentences

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Empirical facts have the power to puncture partisan echo chambers and other closed-off belief systems.

From Salon

It punctured a little hole in the paper, and a single word came alive with that familiar golden script.

From Literature

The 27-year-old from Las Vegas will be key to puncturing Seattle's formidable defense.

From Barron's

The 27-year-old Belarusian thrives on Australian hard courts, using the quicker surface to puncture holes through even the most stoic of defensive players.

From BBC

Burn, making his first appearance since breaking a rib and puncturing a lung, was even named man of the match after a colossal performance.

From BBC