puncture
Example Sentences
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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
Frustration among young Americans who haven’t been able to buy their own homes needs to be tackled in a way that doesn’t puncture swollen housing equity.
All the volunteers will have the current gold-standard tests for Alzheimer's which involve a specialised brain PET scan using a radioactive tracer, or a lumbar puncture to remove a sample of cerebrospinal fluid.
From BBC
But, in the great tradition of Don Rickles and roast comics everywhere, she also punctured her barbs with, “You’re the best” and “I love you.”
From Los Angeles Times
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