puncture
noun
the act of piercing or perforating, as with a pointed instrument or object.
had punctured
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past perfectof puncture.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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However, he also says it was "pretty clear" a needle had punctured the liver during resuscitation.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2025
Sending Su-hyeok to Dochang had punctured her own belief that a good education was one that could mold every child into a self-assertive “leader” type.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2023
He said that a week earlier, the man had punctured his foot on a sharp stick while walking in his tennis shoes in a field.
From New York Times ● Mar. 28, 2023
But a few years of touring had punctured his rock star aspirations.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 1, 2020
Numbers of them had punctured the extreme meaty point of the nose, from which protruded, straight out, spikes of turtle-shell or of beads strung on stiff wire.
From The Cruise of the Snark by Jack London
