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Meanings of pierce through in English

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Usage of pierce through in English
1
Arthur said eagerly, trying to pierce through the old man's political prejudice.
The Second Chance
2
These majestic irradiations of the soul pierce through the shadow toward the light.
Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Fr...
3
No light could pierce through the heavy piles of clouds on the horizon.
The Mysterious Island
4
But it can scarcely pierce through the screen of leaves here.
Three Dramas
5
A flash of light. They strained their eyes to pierce through the obscurity.
For the Term of His Natural Life
6
The keen eye either of love or hate can pierce through all disguises.
Cobwebs and Cables
7
Even the bright eyes of Molly Machowl could not pierce through this cloud.
Under the Waves: Diving in Deep Waters
8
There was no breeze to allow the flames to pierce through.
My Double Life: The Memoirs of Sarah Bernhardt
9
The Don spoke quietly, gravely, to pierce through the blasphemous delirium.
The Godfather
10
His keen gray eyes seemed to pierce through and through me.
Mischievous Maid Faynie
11
The rain had stopped, and the sun began to pierce through the clouds.
Ghosts
12
He looked at her, as if trying to pierce through to her soul.
Arcanum Unbounded
13
How, then, could young Carleton pierce through the hedge of authority?
Charles Carleton Coffin: War Correspondent, Traveller, Author, a...
14
Some BCIs made of silicon pierce through and damage brain tissue during implantation.
Wired
15
He paused for a moment before I felt his incisors pierce through my skin.
Dead girl talking
16
The rejoinder, however, took a little while to pierce through.
The Irish Times
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United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common