penetrating
Example Sentences
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By 2000 we had fielded the first generation of precision standoff weapons and further honed our missile defenses, electronic attack, and penetrating stealth capability.
There are many ways to portray authoritarianism, but “Two Prosecutors” is penetrating in its depiction of a society being slowly poisoned.
From Los Angeles Times
My expression is inscrutable but penetrating, hard but not brittle.
From Literature
Ms. Davidsen’s soprano is both beautiful and brilliantly penetrating; she can also sing softly and still be heard.
What is meant to be the most penetrating display of contemporary American art leaves one with a grim view of the state of creativity today.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
