piercing

I brace my nervous system for the piercing shriek, let it play like my own little theme song.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

In a fire, any person expects to hear the piercing blare of a smoke alarm, yet not a single detector sounded that night.

From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026

Nine-year-old Rowan, meanwhile, touts its medical advisory board, its clinical piercing standard, and the fact that it hires licensed nurses as piercers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

The Welsh Government says it is monitoring the implementation of mandatory licencing schemes for acupuncture, dry needling, body piercing, electrolysis, tattooing and semi-permanent makeup and this "will inform any potential future extension to other procedures".

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026

Once the music starts he goes right into the Jimmy-verse, banging against his washboard and letting it all hang out in a piercing falsetto that’s surprisingly on key.

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini

Women in headscarves and long coats share the sidewalk with groups of young men and women in baggy jeans with body piercings and tattoos.

From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026

You should think about overhauling your portfolio the way people should—but often don’t—decide about adding tattoos or body piercings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026

What about in vitro fertilization treatments or ear piercings?

From Slate ● Feb. 12, 2025

Thanos, the Internet-bred Alpha male flanked by two sad little hype men, steps up to the young woman with facial piercings and a don’t-mess-with-me attitude, expecting to be worshipped.

From Salon ● Jan. 5, 2025

She cocks her head, andI just now notice that her ear has five piercings, all the way up and around.

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli