pierce

Example Sentences

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The experience left her with a piercing headache she later learned was caused by Bangkok's seasonal smog.

From Barron's

Her voice pierces the sky and cuts through the marrow of modern apathy.

From Salon

And still connected where and how needed — with piercing intention.

From Los Angeles Times

The emotional equivalent of a person still rocking a septum piercing long after they stopped listening to punk music.

From Los Angeles Times

The noise, typically kept on all day, is a piercing sound that “penetrates your bones,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times