has pierced
- present perfect of pierce (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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Rivera estimates she has pierced 10,000 ears, including 146 in a single day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2025
"The enduring grief, trauma and the irreplaceable void left by the loss of multiple generations has pierced us profoundly," Madiha Salman's mother Tabinda Bukhari told reporters.
From Reuters ● Nov. 16, 2023
In the current era, uneasy public laughter is often the signaling mechanism that lived reality has pierced a hypothetical John Wayne film festival being screened in D.C.
From Slate ● Nov. 8, 2023
The death of an Irish soldier killed on a UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon has "pierced the hearts of his family", mourners at his funeral have been told.
From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2022
I also don’t remember whether Amy Tran has pierced ears or not, so it won’t be an ear-piercing memory.
From "Every Day" by David Levithan
