puncture
Example Sentences
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Newcastle will have to do so without influential defender Dan Burn, who is out for four to six weeks after breaking a rib and puncturing a lung in the derby.
From BBC
Sheriff officials posted about the incident on social media, sharing a photo of the surfer’s board with several puncture marks from the shark’s teeth.
From Los Angeles Times
Gehry respected the industrial bones while adding sculptural flourishes — punctured facades, angled walls, stepping rooflines, and strange material contrasts, such as lime green tiles next to raw steel columns.
From Los Angeles Times
But a puncture on Hadjar's car gave Alonso one of those places back and seventh is still a strong result for the veteran Spaniard in his car.
From BBC
The vessel was now surrounded on all sides by small islands of ice capable of puncturing the hull.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
