piercing
Example Sentences
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A piercing reminder of reality follows this music of hope and reconciliation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
"What makes my mood so much better is that I take videos and photos of myself and post them," she said, her nose piercing visible.
From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026
Servin remembered her daughter as a bubbly toddler with piercing blue eyes who wriggled with delight at the sight of Elmo.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026
"The most obvious indicator of device quality is the shape of the resonances and we want them to be deep and narrow, like a needle piercing through the signal background," Erikson said.
From Science Daily • Feb. 24, 2026
Outside, the crickets shrieked with rhythmic, piercing monotony.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
Vocabulary lists containing piercing
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
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