Get to know Puncture better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like mishap or depreciate.
Puncture meaning
- The act or an instance of puncturing.
- A hole, cut, or tear created by a sharp object.
- A hole in a vehicle's tyre, causing the tyre to deflate.
Synonyms of Puncture
Using Puncture
- The main meaning on this page is: The act or an instance of puncturing. | A hole, cut, or tear created by a sharp object. | A hole in a vehicle's tyre, causing the tyre to deflate.
- Useful related words include: mishap, depressurise, depressurize, vilipend.
- In the example corpus, puncture often appears in combinations such as: puncture wounds, lumbar puncture, puncture wound.
Context around Puncture
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 14 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Puncture
- In this selection, "puncture" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, lumbar, two, dot, wounds, wound and voltage stand out and add context to how "puncture" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a large puncture wound under and a lumbar puncture a thin. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "puncture" sits close to words such as andes, anglia and antelope, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with puncture
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
She had to have a lumbar puncture, then was put back in intensive care. (14 words)
Her husband soon identified a large puncture wound under Cody’s stomach, where his insides were visible. (17 words)
Arthur also had a puncture wound and injuries to his ear, and treatment set Kate back £1,700. (18 words)
According to the NHS, this includes blood tests and a lumbar puncture — a thin needle is inserted between the bones in your lower spine — to rule out other causes of symptoms that may cause similar narrowing of the blood vessels. (40 words)
In a tear-inducing valedictory Instagram post (above), the management thanked anyone who'd ever bought a beer, come in to get a puncture fixed, or even just scabbed the wi-fi. (32 words)
These criteria also require that the lumbar puncture is performed with patient lying sideways, as a lumbar puncture performed in the upright sitting position can lead to artificially high pressure measurements. (31 words)
Example sentences (20)
She was rushed to hospital with two puncture wounds to her left cheek and two puncture wounds underneath the jaw, the woulds could need plastic surgery.
Most high voltage insulators are designed with a lower flashover voltage than puncture voltage, so they flash over before they puncture, to avoid damage.
Puncture voltage is the voltage across the insulator (when installed in its normal manner) that causes a puncture arc.
Stigma The name "stigma" ( στίγμα main) was originally a common Greek noun meaning "a mark, dot, puncture" or generally "a sign", from the verb στίζω ("to puncture").
These criteria also require that the lumbar puncture is performed with patient lying sideways, as a lumbar puncture performed in the upright sitting position can lead to artificially high pressure measurements.
About 7.5 million singing and swimming “Baby Shark” bath toys are being recalled after multiple impalements, lacerations and puncture wounds were reported in children playing with them.
According to the NHS, this includes blood tests and a lumbar puncture — a thin needle is inserted between the bones in your lower spine — to rule out other causes of symptoms that may cause similar narrowing of the blood vessels.
A pair of defeats, a pair of heavy defeats, have rather conspired to puncture the Kerry FC balloon a little.
Arthur also had a puncture wound and injuries to his ear, and treatment set Kate back £1,700.
During the tumble, one of the officers was cut on his arm several times and received a puncture wound to the forearm, police said.
He made contact with a Red Bull car second into the contest and soon after informed his team that he had puncture.
Her husband soon identified a large puncture wound under Cody’s stomach, where his insides were visible.
In a tear-inducing valedictory Instagram post (above), the management thanked anyone who'd ever bought a beer, come in to get a puncture fixed, or even just scabbed the wi-fi.
Incredible that Alonso doesn't have a right rear puncture after colliding with new team-mate Lance Stroll.
I was playing with Fred Stolle and Butch Buchholz and Roy Emerson, and we decided we had to puncture the balls because they were flying all over the place.
Lydia first had her tyres burst in March or April 2022 while transporting up to six dogs, the puncture stranding them while it was repaired.
Mohamed took advice to drive his Jeep through the back roads to avoid fighting but got a puncture in and was unable to continue, Donald explained.
Other locals took to social media community pages to say they had been attacked and left with puncture wounds which left 'blood everywhere'.
Seven days ago, Flint had held his head in his hands after a puncture and subsequent mechanical failure handed Edinburgh victory.
She had to have a lumbar puncture, then was put back in intensive care.
Common combinations with puncture
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- puncture wounds 20×
- lumbar puncture 17×
- puncture wound 11×
- to puncture 10×
- puncture the 10×
- had puncture 5×
- and puncture 4×
- the puncture 4×
- puncture in 4×
- with puncture 4×