Example Sentences

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A 20-year-old with ear piercings and ripped skinny jeans, Johnson oozed charisma; his profile on the app skyrocketed.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Women in headscarves and long coats share the sidewalk with groups of young men and women in baggy jeans with body piercings and tattoos.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

What about in vitro fertilization treatments or ear piercings?

From Slate • Feb. 12, 2025

Thanos, the Internet-bred Alpha male flanked by two sad little hype men, steps up to the young woman with facial piercings and a don’t-mess-with-me attitude, expecting to be worshipped.

From Salon • Jan. 5, 2025

A real bad boy, not like the fake ones at my art school, with their ink and piercings and trust funds and cigarettes from France.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson