hole
noun
an opening through something; gap; aperture.
Example Sentences
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One leading idea is that little red dots are supermassive black holes known as active galactic nuclei.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
Nine holes feels like the proper amount of golf.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
However, Whaley fought back superbly, making back-to-back birdies on the second and third holes of his second round on his way to winning four holes consecutively.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
So, on Sept. 25, 1974, Jobe took a tendon from John’s right arm, threaded it through holes he had drilled in John’s left elbow and hoped it all would work.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
As issues mounted, patients began to escape—mostly through holes in the barbed-wire fence—and the nuns were forced to report them to authorities.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
