pierce

When a female mosquito bites, it uses specialized mouthparts to pierce through the skin of its chosen host and into the blood vessels.

From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026

During charging, tiny tree-like structures called dendrites can grow from the lithium anode, pierce the solid electrolyte, and create internal short circuits.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 10, 2026

I’m choosing to pierce through all the ugly noise that surrounds the tournament and remember what it’s like watching your first World Cup as a child.

From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026

Some courts may be less willing to extend trust protections in such cases, though courts do not routinely pierce spendthrift protections simply because the underlying conduct of a beneficiary was wrongful.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 16, 2026

And then, as I know I am about to pierce the crust of existence, like a flying fish leaping out of the sea, I feel the pull from below.

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes

As we talk, on occasion the screeching call of a toucan pierces the quiet, and miles above, the same giant black birds hover menacingly in groups, surveying everything below.

From Slate ● Mar. 30, 2026

Antonio Obá’s painting of a monk-like horseman at Mendes Wood DM, his copper-hued cloak glimmering under a turquoise sky while his gaze pierces the viewer, is a small master class in paint-handling and color theory.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025

When gold pierces through supply growth by 50%-plus — compared with gold-mining output up around 1% — something is being questioned.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2025

When a person pierces the veil — when a face becomes familiar, or a name repeats itself — it doesn’t necessarily feel comforting.

From Salon ● Jun. 8, 2025

Until the next train whistle in the distance pierces the stillness.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner

They’ve come to this cesspool to find the villainous Krem, an unrecognizably vile Matthias Schoenaerts with a mug that’s been pierced all over like he face-planted into a pile of thumbtacks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026

Archaeologists recently uncovered jewelry that included a pierced deer tooth and beads, all carbon dated to around 11,000 years ago.

From Science Daily ● May 20, 2026

I struggled to regain my composure after the first shock wave pierced my heart.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026

"I got my ears pierced at Claire's when I was little," Taylor says, adding they now enjoy shopping at places like jewellery chain Lovisa as well.

From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026

A dot of light pierced the gray-green stillness.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

There’s a serious, piercing look on De’Andre Kirkpatrick’s face.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 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

New piercing hubs now rolling out feature Claire’s new hero shade of lilac; bigger, comfier chairs than the ones of my youth; and an Inspiration Bar to help customers design their “ear stacks.”

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

His gaze found his uncle’s again, a pin that would not stop piercing.

From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi