How do you use Pierce in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like penetrate or perforate, plus the exact meaning.
Pierce in a sentence
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Pierce meaning
- To puncture; to break through.
- To create a hole in the skin for the purpose of inserting jewelry.
- to break or interrupt abruptly
Synonyms of Pierce
Using Pierce
- The main meaning on this page is: To puncture; to break through. | To create a hole in the skin for the purpose of inserting jewelry. | to break or interrupt abruptly
- Useful related words include: penetrate, perforate, sound, strike.
- In the example corpus, pierce often appears in combinations such as: pierce county, pierce and, the pierce.
Context around Pierce
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 11 start, 9 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Pierce
- In this selection, "pierce" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, franklin, mildred, slow, county, college and transit stand out and add context to how "pierce" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 1 the pierce county council and 2019 at pierce college s. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "pierce" sits close to words such as disrupt, illnesses and merchandise, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with pierce
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Pierce, 15, is the son of Aaron and Shayla Pierce. (10 words)
She was educated in the Pierce County Schools and attended Pierce County Training School and Lee Street High. (18 words)
Filmography Discography *For Pierce'd Ears (live San Francisco performance), Wanda Records MP2101 *''Les Natali presents Charles Pierce. (18 words)
Jessica Palmer plays defense during a game against Irvine Valley College on Aug. 30, 2019, at Pierce College's John Shepard Stadium in Woodland Hills, Calif. Pierce lost (2-1) on their second game of the season. (37 words)
Cooper pp. 350–351 Meeting with President Pierce Pierce had barely mentioned Nebraska in his State of the Union message the previous month and was not enthusiastic about the implications of repealing the Missouri Compromise. (35 words)
McFarland, 182 That year, Hawthorne wrote the campaign biography of his friend Franklin Pierce, depicting him as "a man of peaceful pursuits" in the book, which he titled The Life of Franklin Pierce. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
He tried to slow Pierce down by pulling down Pierce’s shorts, but the tactic ultimately failed with Pierce hitting a 3-pointer on the play.
October 1 the Pierce County Council appointed Pierce County Undersheriff Brent Bomkamp as Pierce County Sheriff to fill the vacancy left by Sheriff Paul Pastor, who retired Sept. 30, 2020.
Survivors include a sister: Nadine Crews, Elizabethton, Her brothers: Paul Pierce, William Pierce, both of Elizabethton, and Walter Pierce & his wife Loretta, Johnson City.
Pierce’s side led 42-0 at half-time, with Pierce reportedly telling his players to “Press the gas pedal even harder” after the break.
Shiv confirms that Logan is the Pierce buyer, but she knows Nan Pierce hates him, so she’ll be willing to meet with them.
Pierce County’s Americans with Disabilities Act Transition Plan for Public Rights-of-Way applies to county-owned facilities within the public road right-of-way in unincorporated Pierce County.
Pierce Transit Runner has the same fare as riding a Pierce Transit bus: $2 for an adult and $1 for youth or those with Regional Reduced Fare Permit.
Jessica Palmer plays defense during a game against Irvine Valley College on Aug. 30, 2019, at Pierce College's John Shepard Stadium in Woodland Hills, Calif. Pierce lost (2-1) on their second game of the season.
Pierce, 15, is the son of Aaron and Shayla Pierce.
Pierce College's Gavin Dail reaches for the ball against Bakersfield College's Kaleb Johnson for one out of three sets at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif. on Feb. 15, 2018.
She was educated in the Pierce County Schools and attended Pierce County Training School and Lee Street High.
Cooper pp. 350–351 Meeting with President Pierce Pierce had barely mentioned Nebraska in his State of the Union message the previous month and was not enthusiastic about the implications of repealing the Missouri Compromise.
Crawford in the trailer for Mildred Pierce (1945) She wanted to play the title role in Mildred Pierce (1945), but Bette Davis was the studio's first choice.
Filmography Discography *For Pierce'd Ears (live San Francisco performance), Wanda Records MP2101 *''Les Natali presents Charles Pierce.
McFarland, 182 That year, Hawthorne wrote the campaign biography of his friend Franklin Pierce, depicting him as "a man of peaceful pursuits" in the book, which he titled The Life of Franklin Pierce.
Nine years later, in 1956, the school was renamed to Los Angeles Pierce College, retaining the name of its founder, Dr. Pierce, as well as his commitment to agricultural and veterinary study.
Pierce was persuaded to support repeal, and, at Douglas' insistence, Pierce provided a written draft asserting that the Missouri Compromise had been made inoperative by the principles of the Compromise of 1850.
A Boston judge, backed to the hilt by N.H.’s own Pres. Franklin Pierce, rules that escapee Anthony Burns must return to enslavement in Virginia—boosting abolitionism.
A data breach is when thieves pierce a website’s security and steal private information (including your email) stored there.
Again, I was very appreciative of the leadership of then East Pierce Fire Chief Bud Backer and firefighters from throughout the region.
Common combinations with pierce
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: