piercing

Example Sentences

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"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

"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

Malinin was among those in the crowd who gave Liu - the alt girl with her iconic halo hair and lip piercing - a standing ovation as she wrote herself into Olympic folklore.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

With blonde horizontal stripes dyed into her black hair and a piercing in her upper lip, the 20-year-old Liu is putting an alternative spin on figure skating.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026

The anger coursed over her features, twisted her mouth, and her eyes were piercing.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro