Example Sentences

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DC Studios co-chief James Gunn took to social media Monday to settle a debate once and for all: Of course, Supergirl can have pierced ears.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

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

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

Conclusion: There is sufficient evidence to support the claim that less than 50 percent of his friends have pierced ears.

From Textbooks • Mar. 27, 2020

He was struck through the forehead, and the iron must have pierced the frontal lobe of the cortex.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman