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Meanings of pierced in English

Having a hole cut through.

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Usage of pierced in English
1
The Tree of Life had pierced the heavens; it overtopped the stars.
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
2
Yet the owl's words had pierced her, inscribed knowledge on her heart.
Wizardborn
3
In addition the FTSE 100 pierced its previous all time intraday record.
The Irish Times
4
It pierced the shield of Mezentius, and wounded him in the thigh.
Bulfinch's Mythology: The Age of Fable
5
I could not speak; he had pierced me to my very heart.
Seraphina
6
So the Holnists hadn't yet pierced the legend of the great computer.
The Postman
7
Always His vision pierced behind the appearance to the thing in itself.
Painted Windows / Studies in Religious Personality
8
The birchen canoes were pierced, and in the excitement many were capsized.
Indian Boyhood
9
A shattering shaft of light flashed upon the veils; almost pierced them.
The Metal Monster
10
At times the high-pitched cries of the native drivers pierced the stillness.
Stories from Everybody's Magazine
11
The eyes of Perry Jounce pierced the guilty villain to the quick.
Five Thousand Dollars Reward
12
Together, they dulled the ache that had pierced his breast since birth.
Jitterbug Perfume
13
Sunlight pierced deep into the clear blue waters of the Courrain Ocean.
The Irda (Children of the Stars)
14
It was decreed that the Blaw-garen and the Kowenstyn should be pierced.
History of the United Netherlands from the Death of William the ...
15
The air was pierced with the sound of voices calling out figures:
Marguerite
16
As it was the sword pierced the waistband of his nether garments.
Jack Harkaway and His Son's Escape from the Brigands of Greece
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Pierced across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common
Ireland
Less common