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‘Remove from oven and use a skewer or satay stick to pierce the thickest part of the turkey.’
‘The ball the schoolboys originally swatted was a globe of vulcanized India rubber pierced with a hole.’
‘This analysis was performed by following the displacement of holes pierced with fine needles in the basal part of the leaf as presented earlier but extended here for very young leaves.’
‘Other methods entail tying increasingly tighter pieces of thread through a pierced hole or cutting with a laser.’
‘When the pan is nearly dry, remove from heat and cover with tin foil with some holes pierced in it.’
‘The holes would be pierced right through all the sheets.’
‘A hole is pierced through the skin and cartilage of the nostril.’
‘Rain bars are long tubes pierced with spray holes.’
‘Through a hole pierced in the centre of the sheet, water would trickle into the vessel kept beneath it.’
‘All concrete surfaces should be pierced at regular distances so that rainwater percolates into the ground.’
‘Transfer to a wire rack and pierce a tiny hole in each gougère using a sharp knife, to release any trapped steam.’
‘Drills can also be used for pierced work, and the hole allows access for different blades according to the degree of refinement of the decoration.’
‘It's primarily used for exactly the reason you used it: to pierce a hole in leather or, sometimes, wood.’
‘He husks and cleans a coconut and pours the milk out through a small pierced hole.’
‘Feed the other end of the cord up through the pierced hole in the bottom of the flap.’
make a hole in, penetrate, puncture, punch, perforate, riddle, stab, prick, probe, gore, spike, stick, impale, transfix, bore, bore through, drill, drill through, lance, tap
‘they were seeking to pierce the anti-ballistic-missile defences’
‘a shrill voice pierced the air’
‘The air of the huge chamber failed to be pierced by its glow.’
‘The girl clutched her head and let out a scream of pain that pierced the air, falling to her knees with tears spilling down her cheeks.’
‘Even though her suddenly loud voice pierced through the silence, the others didn't stir.’
‘The continuous clicking of shutters pierced the icy Alpine air.’
‘A beacon of light pierced the dark and the rain, coming from above the treetops.’
‘The darkness in my eyes weakened and was pierced by a dim light.’
‘The sudden voice pierced through the hallway and I immediately dropped the card and spun around to face Devon's approaching figure.’
‘I sighed as that deep masculine voice pierced through my thoughts.’
‘As copious steam clouds and sharp hoots pierce the morning calm, an air of excitement and expectation is palpable among those who have got into the coaches.’
‘The sweet voice pierced through his mind, and with it sweet memories of safety, understanding, and love.’
‘Similar displays contrived by architects occur on almost any sunny day inside many cathedrals, when the sun pierces the highest windows and a thousand rays gleam down on the altar.’
‘It was an awful, shrill noise that pierced everyone's ears immediately and kept repeating in an unbelievably high and sharp pitch.’
‘All that guided her right now was Jeff's comforting voice, piercing through the blackness, drawing her to him.’
‘Just then, a shrill voice pierced through the thick tension in the room.’
‘Just as I hear the cry of my new baby pierce the air Trevor runs into the delivery room.’
‘All was well and beautiful for the first 10 minutes, till a chorus of sharp voices pierced my champagne reverie.’
‘Her voice pierced the Fire Master's ears, sending sparks of fury through his body.’
‘Shrieks of pain and anguish pierced the night and more yelling sounded as other survivors tried to put out the multiple fires before more were hurt.’
‘By recording the spectra of several distant quasars whose light pierces the Milky Way, the spacecraft revealed some 50 ultraviolet-absorbing gas clouds around our galaxy.’
‘Once more, his voice pierced through the air to reach Mary.’