Adjective
She looked at me with piercing eyes, and I was suddenly frightened that she knew what I had done.
I tried to avoid his piercing stare.
She felt a piercing sadness when she heard the news. Noun
There's a small shop in town where they do tattooing and body piercing.
She got another ear piercing.
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Adjective
And to eloquently share the piercing but ultimately inspiring tale of his family’s experience with the Special Olympics.—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 6 June 2025 What spooks Vara is that A.I. writes what are possibly her essay’s most piercing lines.—Dwight Garner, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
Young people, some smoking, others sipping drinks, many with piercings and clothing choices that aren’t sold in Boro Park.—Rabbi Jack Engel, Sun Sentinel, 17 June 2025 The suspect, who sported pink hair and several face piercings, got into the 68-year-old victim’s cab around 6 p.m. on Sunday, May 4, pretending to be a customer, but instead whipped out a knife and demanded the victim’s property, according to cops.—Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 5 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for piercing
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