was piercing
- past progressive of pierce.
Example Sentences
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"It was piercing and extremely loud. I thought it was an older child doing it, but then I realised it was the baby who was screaming," he told the court.
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026
To say all Hell broke loose after that is an overstatement, but the barrage of counterpoints was piercing.
From Salon ● Apr. 2, 2026
The sight of a mother and daughter together was piercing.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 31, 2023
Peyton began to cry; it was piercing for her parents.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 10, 2018
The howl was piercing and so close, it felt as if it might be coming from within that very room.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
