punctured
Example Sentences
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Yemen relapsed into war in July after years of relative calm punctured by sporadic violence and deepening poverty.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
A last-gasp defeat by England in Lens momentarily punctured that optimism, but the final group game against Russia presented Coleman's side with a chance to secure their place in the knockout stages.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
The move punctured Wachtell’s invulnerable image, and it cuts to the debate roiling the legal industry about what law firms will look like in the future.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
“Guidance came up short. … I think it punctured a lot of people’s belief that any company that might benefit from AI spending was effectively bulletproof,”
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 5, 2026
With it, she punctured the pad of her index finger.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
