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"Pierce" in a Sentence (21 examples)
If a high hill stood between A and B, it was important to decide whether the line should climb over it, pierce it with a tunnel, or make a detour to avoid it.
Pierce was elected in 1852.
Pierce wanted to run for re-election.
President Pierce finally agreed to sign it.
Just don't pierce anything.
Pierce whatever ear you want. It doesn't mean you're gay.
I wouldn't let my daughter pierce her nose.
Arrows can't pierce the dragon's scales.
Ordinary arrows can't pierce the dragon's scales.
The old fairy's turn coming next, her head shaking more with spite than with age, she said that the Princess should pierce her hand with a spindle and die of the wound. This terrible gift made the whole company tremble, and everybody fell a-crying.
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The diver pierced the surface of the water with scarcely a splash.
to pierce the enemy's line; a shot pierced the ship
I pierce her open back, or tender side
What appliance can pierce through the outer layers of a star and test the conditions within?
Can you believe he pierced his tongue?
A dreadful scream pierced the silence.
to pierce a mystery
A stab of fear pierced my heart.
pierced with grief
Can no prayers pierce thee?
The flatness of the landscape facilitates views right across the Firth of Forth to Fife, before the railway begins to pierce the Edinburgh suburbs.
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