pierce
verb (used with object)
to penetrate into or run through (something), as a sharp, pointed dagger, object, or instrument does.
have pierced
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present perfectof pierce.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Harriet Harman may, though, have pierced the Johnson armour when she interjected with a question about behaviour at a November leaving do.
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2023
More than 240,000 wells have pierced the state since the late 1800s, when Southern California’s first producing well spouted oil near where Dodger Stadium now stands.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2022
One day, I had the idea to make some earrings, probably just for my roommate — I don't have pierced ears, myself — and I made a couple of tester pairs.
From Scientific American ● May 23, 2020
But something has gone terribly wrong: Micrometeorites have pierced the hull and caused a slow leak.
From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2014
“Don't be silly, Sophie. You don't ask permission for something like that. You just do it. You'll get put on punishment. Something short, most likely. But you’ll have pierced ears.”
From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English
