Pierced is an English word with synonyms like perforated or perforate. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Pierced in a sentence
Related words
Pierced meaning
simple past and past participle of pierce
Synonyms of Pierced
Using Pierced
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of pierce
- Useful related words include: perforated, perforate, punctured, cut.
- In the example corpus, pierced often appears in combinations such as: pierced the, pierced by, pierced with.
Context around Pierced
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 15 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Pierced
- In this selection, "pierced" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, hers, flames, accidentally, balustrades, aesthetic and cornices stand out and add context to how "pierced" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a bullet pierced the front and a complete pierced cornice two. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "pierced" sits close to words such as abbot, adverts and apathy, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with pierced
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Decorative stonework with pierced balustrades and mullioned windows. (8 words)
One of the bullets pierced the driver's-side windshield and the passenger-side window. (15 words)
Labret piercings are pierced with a labret stud and can pierced in the center or off-center. (17 words)
A royal fan replied explaining that Princess Beatrice's "ears are not pierced so limited earrings that she can wear" and another one added that Beatrice "has never been fond of wearing lots of jewellery" in public. (37 words)
They were taking photos as they walked: the three heads close together so they’d fit into the image, the pierced tongues sticking out (why do girls like to stick out their tongues so much? (35 words)
Since Sri Lanka defaulted a year ago, a half-million industrial jobs have vanished, inflation has pierced 50% and more than half the population in many parts of the country has fallen into poverty. (34 words)
They were taking photos as they walked: the three heads close together so they’d fit into the image, the pierced tongues sticking out (why do girls like to stick out their tongues so much? (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
I did want to get it done earlier, but my parents had set some rule about how my sister had gotten hers pierced at 7, so I could get them pierced then.
Labret piercings are pierced with a labret stud and can pierced in the center or off-center.
A royal fan replied explaining that Princess Beatrice's "ears are not pierced so limited earrings that she can wear" and another one added that Beatrice "has never been fond of wearing lots of jewellery" in public.
Conchita received visions of a heart on a cross, surrounded by flames, pierced by a lance and pulsating with love.
Decorative stonework with pierced balustrades and mullioned windows.
From his demeanor to his heavily-tattooed and pierced aesthetic, and of course, his monosyllabic line, he manages to stand out in a sea of memorable characters.
Hayashi is a master of tebori, Japanese for “handcrafted”, where the skin is pierced by a steel-tipped bamboo rod with no mechanical help.
He initially told officers she had been accidentally 'pierced' by 'something in her belongings' when he had thrown her bags at her during an argument.
Her abstract but natural forms, pierced by what seems a slow erosion, echo silently like haunted sea caves.
He shot at me and Alhamdulillah, it didn’t hit me but it pierced the windscreen and that was the only thing I just saw.
I had my own ears pierced by my pediatrician as a baby and took my daughter to get hers done when she was 3 months old.
Inside Heatherfield House (Image: Yopa / Zoopla)The reception rooms, and a rear family room showcase 'meticulously preserved' period details like pierced cornices, a deep bay window, bookshelves, and period mahogany fireplaces.
Marquisha "Kiki" Wiley, a 27-year-old vet technician, died almost instantly after a bullet fired by Brown pierced her heart and lung.
No one inside the restaurant was injured, but a bullet pierced the front window, shattering the glass.
One of the bullets pierced the driver's-side windshield and the passenger-side window.
Rub with 1 tablespoon olive oil, then place on the oven rack and bake until they are tender in the center when pierced, about 1 hour.
She pierced through the enemy’s ship in a move so iconic that it was formally coined as the “Holdo maneuver” in honor of her bravery.
Since Sri Lanka defaulted a year ago, a half-million industrial jobs have vanished, inflation has pierced 50% and more than half the population in many parts of the country has fallen into poverty.
The living room/drawing room, equally splendid, features a complete pierced cornice, two feature deep sash windows, and an original slate fireplace.
They were taking photos as they walked: the three heads close together so they’d fit into the image, the pierced tongues sticking out (why do girls like to stick out their tongues so much?
Common combinations with pierced
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- pierced the 21×
- pierced by 19×
- pierced with 14×
- pierced his 12×
- and pierced 10×
- was pierced 9×
- pierced her 8×
- pierced through 7×
- pierced and 7×
- is pierced 6×