Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pinpricking
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Far from thrusting their run-in into chaos, this may become a moment which galvanises Leeds.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
16 Mar. 2026 -
With Israel thrusting deeper into Lebanon, fears are mounting that Qlayaa will suffer the same fate as Alma al-Shaab, a Christian village on the border whose remaining residents all evacuated after a villager was killed this week.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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The man responded by punching the child's father in the nose, court documents said.—
Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Michigan made a statement on Sunday, punching its ticket to the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament.—
Rowan Fisher-Shotton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Mar. 2026
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Upon the umpteenth retelling, Jules (Jeff Wilbusch)—who witnessed the gory death of Rachel’s mother (Victoria Pedretti) as a little boy and therefore wholeheartedly believes in the curse—begins poking holes in the story.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
2 Apr. 2026
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While the 1930s and 1940s did see some instances of carnival poking fun at the tyranny of the Nazi regime (none of which, it should be noted, went unpunished), Birdsall and other scholars maintain that the festival was, first and foremost, an avenue for propaganda.—
Tim Brinkhof,
JSTOR Daily,
1 Apr. 2026
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The light forced its way in, slicing past the shades in hot white ribbons that burned across the kitchen.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
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The artist created these tabletop works by slicing disks of walnut into identically sized strips and reassembling the pieces to form undulating fans.—
Katherine Rochester,
Artforum,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Pinpricking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pinpricking. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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