On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Pinprick. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as irritation or annoyance and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Pinprick meaning
- An insignificant puncture made by a pin or similar point.
- A mildly annoying wound or damage.
- A very tiny dot.
Synonyms of Pinprick
Using Pinprick
- The main meaning on this page is: An insignificant puncture made by a pin or similar point. | A mildly annoying wound or damage. | A very tiny dot.
- Useful related words include: irritation, annoyance, vexation, botheration.
- In the example corpus, pinprick often appears in combinations such as: with pinprick, pinprick in, pinprick to.
Context around Pinprick
- Average sentence length in these examples: 30.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 7 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Pinprick
- In this selection, "pinprick" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 30.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, tiny, purple, finger, next, spots and sized stand out and add context to how "pinprick" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a finger pinprick to screen and a tiny pinprick in a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "pinprick" sits close to words such as aadi, aayush and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with pinprick
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
As he rose higher and higher, his father shrank against the forest floor, a pinprick next to the monstrous girth of the tree. (23 words)
They said sometimes the tell-tale rash, which looks like red or purple pinprick spots or sometimes larger bruises, doesn't always appear. (23 words)
A pinhole camera is basically any container that holds light sensitive material that is exposed through a tiny pinprick in a small metal plate. (24 words)
Even though some nerds described US's first offensive cyber operation as a "pinprick," Russia is rolling on the ground crying like a futballer with a boo-boo, saying that this is why Russia needs its own internet. (38 words)
Any container of food which has been heat-treated and then assumed to be airtight which shows signs of not being so, e.g., metal cans with pinprick holes from rust or mechanical damage, should also be discarded. (38 words)
A spokesman for Rio Tinto said on Friday the company’s five layer rapid screening process includes a small blood sample taken via a finger pinprick to screen for viral-related antibodies in the individual’s blood. (37 words)
Example sentences (11)
A pinhole camera is basically any container that holds light sensitive material that is exposed through a tiny pinprick in a small metal plate.
As he rose higher and higher, his father shrank against the forest floor, a pinprick next to the monstrous girth of the tree.
It is a pinprick in time, a settlement established a century ago by the first Mormon converts who came from the Hawaiian islands to Utah, history maintained by decaying graves.
They said sometimes the tell-tale rash, which looks like red or purple pinprick spots or sometimes larger bruises, doesn't always appear.
Simon Heaton first noticed a pinprick-sized spot appear on his left cheekbone and then disappear weeks later only to pop up again three years ago and decided to grow facial hair to cover it.
A spokesman for Rio Tinto said on Friday the company’s five layer rapid screening process includes a small blood sample taken via a finger pinprick to screen for viral-related antibodies in the individual’s blood.
Again and again, Iran's Revolutionary Guard or its allies have provoked the U.S. with pinprick attacks, but so far, Washington has yet to respond.
Even though some nerds described US's first offensive cyber operation as a "pinprick," Russia is rolling on the ground crying like a futballer with a boo-boo, saying that this is why Russia needs its own internet.
The title of Byrne’s show, Pricks (), refers to her constant need to check her blood sugar level with a pinprick to the finger in order to manage her type 1 diabetes.
Any container of food which has been heat-treated and then assumed to be airtight which shows signs of not being so, e.g., metal cans with pinprick holes from rust or mechanical damage, should also be discarded.
The blade penetrated only 1 cm (0.4 inch) into the king's body, leading Voltaire to describe the wound as "fortunately scarcely more significant than a pinprick".
Common combinations with pinprick
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- with pinprick 3×
- pinprick in 2×
- pinprick to 2×