Example Sentences

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There were more recommendations for tough questions by Betsy Andreu, another of those who have been piercing the Armstrong legend for years, which she wrote for The Daily News.

From New York Times • Jan. 15, 2013

But her eyes had a softness—invariably a softness—which, had they not been dark, would have seemed mistiness; as they were, it lowered an expression that might have been piercing to simple clearness.

From Far from the Madding Crowd by Hardy, Thomas

The eyes did not fall into the basket, they were not buried, bat they remain in my breast; they have been piercing me ever since, and burning me like glowing coals.

From Marie Antoinette and Her Son by Mühlbach, L. (Luise)