pierce

Example Sentences

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The noise is deafening: Horns blare, whistles pierce the piercing cold.

From Slate • Feb. 11, 2026

Stocks may find it challenging to pierce through higher longer-term bond rates heading into 2026 especially given that U.S. equities already trade at expensive valuations and broader indexes are largely led by rate-sensitive tech companies.

From Barron's • Dec. 10, 2025

Instead it helps bring home the horror movie’s big theme about the transcendence of art for oppressed people, including “music so true it can pierce the veil between life and death.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 26, 2025

"The world is watching. The cries of children should pierce our hearts," he said.

From BBC • Sep. 19, 2025

The stares coming from the audience pierce right through me, but the one I can’t deny is Mama.

From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles