Example Sentences

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All I knew was that one of the sharpest pains I’d ever felt was lancing into me from the vicinity of my right ear.

From The Guardian • Jun. 28, 2017

Mr. Milgrom was lancing a boil on his wife’s leg.

From "Milkweed" by Jerry Spinelli

It was only a shower through which the declining sun was lancing silver rays.

From Plashers Mead A Novel by MacKenzie, Compton