How to Use perforate in a Sentence

perforate

verb
  • Cover the bowl with aluminum foil, and then use a fork to perforate the foil.
  • The drill could have been used to perforate beads or pieces of leather.
    — Matti Friedman, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 June 2023
  • Laz's house is nestled in dense woods at the top of a hill perforated with caves.
    — George Pendle, Esquire, 26 July 2017
  • There are no strings, but the head of the racquet is perforated.
    — Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Some break apart and perforate blood vessels, or cause blood clots to develop in a deep vein.
    — Lizzy Lawrence, STAT, 2 Feb. 2023
  • Some pizza pans are perforated with small holes.
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Records say Cole was killed by a gunshot wound to his neck that perforated his spinal cord.
    — John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 1 May 2018
  • Both sheets would be heavily perforated to cut down on weight.
    — Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Push the corner of the blade downwards and perforate the lid of the can by digging in at an angle.
    — Christopher Michel, Country Living, 20 Apr. 2022
  • Push the corner of the blade downwards and perforate the lid of the can by digging in at an angle.
    — Christopher Michel, Country Living, 20 Apr. 2022
  • It was perforated with small holes, not unlike the scroll of a player piano.
    — Larry Printz, Ars Technica, 6 Jan. 2020
  • The sport is played with wooden paddles and a plastic, perforated ball on a short, square court.
    — Jen Murphy, WSJ, 19 Jan. 2019
  • Cotton swabs can cause cuts in our ear canals, perforate our eardrums and dislocate our hearing bones.
    — Robert Jimison, CNN, 11 May 2017
  • The front and back of the speaker sport perforated metallic grilles, with cloth grilles beneath.
    — PCMAG, 6 Feb. 2024
  • The bullet caused a skull fracture, perforated her carotid artery, and caused bleeding in her brain.
    — Anna Schecter, CBS News, 31 July 2024
  • The dolls always were perforated thin cardboard but the clothes were paper.
    — Judy Holmes, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
  • This has led some operators to perforate only near the top, or at least in the top half, of the casing.
    — Ian Palmer, Forbes, 27 June 2022
  • As a bonus, the pages are perforated so they can be torn out and kept in binders, folders, or on the inside of a locker door.
    — L. Daniela Alvarez, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Some liners are solid and will catch more grease, while others are perforated to allow more air flow.
    — Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Some liners are solid and will catch more grease, while others are perforated to allow more air flow.
    — Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2025
  • The insole is also perforated to keep them cool even in hotter weather.
    — Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 16 June 2026
  • Stephen Romero, 6, died of a perforating gunshot wound to the back, the coroner said.
    — Tatiana Sanchez, SFChronicle.com, 5 Aug. 2019
  • The bullet that hit Tarnor in the chest perforated a rib, the upper lobe of both lungs and the right atrium of his heart.
    — Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 17 Dec. 2025
  • For paving, Liu used bricks perforated with holes and filled with soil, allowing grass to sprout through the middle.
    — Oscar Holland, CNN, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Those talons are going to perforate a colon with a swiftness, and no one wants to go to the emergency room with a gel tip stuck in the rectum.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 22 July 2024
  • The blade had perforated Fulcher’s colon, causing severe pain.
    — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
  • In the sacristy, three bullets perforated a life-size painting of Christ.
    — José De Córdoba |, WSJ, 23 July 2018
  • An autopsy showed Martin was shot nine times and died after wounds perforated both his lungs and heart.
    — oregonlive, 6 Nov. 2019
  • Left for long enough, the buildup can cause the colon to perforate, allowing the contents of the bowel to spill into the abdomen.
    — Colleen Stinchcombe, Health.com, 20 Sep. 2021
  • The top foam layer is perforated, providing lots of airflow to soothe hot sleepers.
    — Sabrina Rojas Weiss, Parents, 9 June 2023

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