Example Sentences

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The sonic wall was still unpierced; the big test still lay ahead.

From Time Magazine Archive

The smooth blue of her chest was unpierced by the iron finial, and her hair was still studded with flowers.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

No raffle ticket, no Bingo, no policy slip, no clearing-house number, no magazine sweepstakes, no, nor any unpierced carnival balloon succumbed to her magic.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison

It had been necessary, after discovering her unpierced cabin, to return to the deck above and cut through with a torch.

From The Hell Ship by Palmer, Raymond Alfred

Katie's ears are unpierced, whilst Miss Cook habitually wears earrings.

From Mysterious Psychic Forces An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants by Flammarion, Camille