How to Use pierce in a Sentence

pierce

verb

• A scream pierced the silence.
• The bullet pierced his lung.
• The needle pierced her skin.
• The bullet pierced through his lung.
• The needle pierced into her skin.
• Use the tines of the fork to pierce the top of each half moon.
  — Jeanmarie Brownson, charlotteobserver, 19 June 2018
• Will give our blood, not oil)—would pierce through the still of the night.
  — Sangeeta Barooah Pisharoty, Quartz India, 17 Sep. 2019
• From the rear, the arrow would pierce a lung or maybe the heart.
  — Mike Combs, Outdoor Life, 18 June 2025
• Scrub well and dry, then pierce in a few places with a fork.
  — Steven Raichlen New York Times, Star Tribune, 21 July 2021
• The bullet didn't pierce, and Salter was shot and killed.
  — Carolyn Thompson, BostonGlobe.com, 15 May 2022
• Scrub the potatoes and pierce them with a knife in a few places.
  — Cathy Barrow, The Denver Post, 20 Sep. 2019
• The sniper’s round hit him in his left arm and then pierced his left lung.
  — Ian Shapira, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2023
• With a fork, pierce the eggplant about 4 times all around.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 21 Sep. 2021
• To top it all off, a giant spire would grow out of the dome to scrape the sky and pierce the clouds.
  — Jonathan Schifman, Popular Mechanics, 27 Mar. 2019
• One piece punched through the roof of a garage, piercing the hood of the car parked inside.
  — Leah Sottile, Longreads, 15 July 2019
• But then a mother’s screams would pierce the air and disabuse me of the thought.
  — Ahmed Abu Artema, TIME, 12 Oct. 2024
• Jones was then shot in the face by a bullet that pierced both cheeks.
  — John Lynch, Arkansas Online, 23 May 2025
• Rabenn had no real idea how to pierce the veil of the blockchain's anonymity.
  — Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 25 Oct. 2022
• Bake in the oven until the flesh is tender when pierced with a knife.
  — Karen Berner, Good Housekeeping, 18 July 2018
• If the wind is volatile, then the light is vivid, piercing, and constant.
  — Lydia Bell, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 May 2024
• The man was not shot, but bullets pierced his home, Thomas said.
  — Cory Shaffer, cleveland, 7 Nov. 2019
• In the span of a few hours, the shop had 10 tattoo and piercing customers.
  — David Montgomery, New York Times, 13 May 2020
• Take the fruit from the water and, using the tip of a knife or your thumb nail, pierce the skin and peel it off!
  — Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2021
• The yelling would pierce their ears as a nauseous knot sat in the pit of their stomachs.
  — Erika Andersen, Good Housekeeping, 26 June 2018
• The Tlingits fought back, but their weapons could not pierce its skin.
  — David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 6 July 2020
• Her nose piercing and two-toned blonde and black hair added to the effect.
  — Chiara Kim, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
• Using the tip of a sharp knife, pierce each eggplant twice.
  — G. Daniela Galarza, Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2022
• Three bullets hit White in the back, piercing his lungs and heart.
  — Joe Robertson, kansascity, 28 June 2018
• Bring to a boil and cook until the potatoes are tender when pierced with a fork or skewer, about 20 minutes.
  — Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 30 July 2025
• Smith brought them even closer an inning later, piercing All-Star reliever Randy Rodriguez’s armor for a run on a single up the middle.
  — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 12 July 2025