How to Use puncture in a Sentence

puncture

1 of 2 noun
  • And there was a s-- puncture, a stab wound here.
    — Anderson Cooper, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
  • It is often caused by a thorn puncture.
    — Leslie Baumann, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026
  • The catheter is then taken out, and the puncture heals on its own.
    — Emily Mullin, WIRED, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Deputies found the man in the backyard with a puncture wound to his right leg.
    — David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 July 2023
  • One of the shifters has been knocked askew, and my leg has two bleeding puncture marks.
    — Jason H. Harper, Robb Report, 14 Mar. 2021
  • The camera zooms in on the rubber plug with a small puncture mark.
    — Jillian Kay Melchior, WSJ, 11 Dec. 2020
  • Police said the man had suffered at least one puncture wound.
    — Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 19 Jan. 2023
  • The man had puncture wounds to his neck, back, top of his head and behind an ear, deputies say.
    — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Safer to claim and puncture by approaching from the side.
    — Courtney Kampa, The Atlantic, 21 Sep. 2025
  • The attack had left 10 puncture wounds in his leg from the shark's teeth.
    — NBC News, 28 June 2021
  • My vet treated Chloe’s puncture wounds, two on the neck, one on her side.
    — Susanne Craig, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2021
  • Video from the scene shows water shooting out from at least six punctures in the fire hose.
    — Steven Rosenbaum, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
  • The dog suffered 10 puncture wounds, the court record states.
    — Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
  • The puncture left a hole in his sock between his big and middle toes, where a red stain formed.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 2 July 2026
  • The puncture left a hole in his sock between his big and middle toes, where a red stain formed.
    — Ashley Mowreader, NBC news, 3 July 2026
  • That’s when the bear bit her in her right hand and left puncture wounds in her wrist, the department said.
    — Zoe Sottile, CNN, 2 July 2023
  • Robbie had a puncture wound on his back and Jennifer was drenched in blood.
    — Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 12 Nov. 2025
  • After parking at the gate, the plane was found to have three punctures on the fuselage.
    — Russell Lewis, NPR, 4 June 2026
  • Sure enough, all tires were up and there were no obvious punctures or hissing sounds.
    — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 28 June 2026
  • The caulk gun comes with features such as an extra-long puncture rod and hook for storage.
    — Nor'adila Hepburn, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Mar. 2024
  • The bite left behind small puncture wounds and bruising on Corale’s leg.
    — Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2025
  • This process started with surgery to treat the puncture wounds left behind by the dog attack.
    — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 8 Apr. 2022
  • She was treated for puncture wounds on her wrist, the wildlife department said.
    — Francisco Guzman, USA TODAY, 2 July 2023
  • Melancon's fingers were swollen from puncture wounds.
    — Bill Whitaker, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
  • His swollen foot, with the puncture wound oozing, looked like a rotting eggplant.
    — Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2023
  • His swollen foot, oozing from the puncture wound, looked like a rotting eggplant.
    — Ian Urbina, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2021
  • Stepping on one could result in a painful, venom-laden puncture wound.
    — Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 12 June 2026
  • Signs include a pair of puncture marks, redness, swelling, or severe pain around the bite.
    — Caroline Catherman, Orlando Sentinel, 29 Sep. 2022
  • Pick a flat, level surface in your yard and make sure there’s no debris that could cause punctures.
    — Bryce Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Mar. 2023
  • The dog had fractures to her skull, a puncture and swelling around her left eye, Wilson wrote.
    — Fox News, 9 June 2022

puncture

2 of 2 verb
  • I could never puncture my own skin with a hypodermic needle.
  • The knife had punctured his lung.
    — Mattha Busby, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2026
  • In any event, the myth has been punctured.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Your skin was punctured by an outside cat.
    — Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Things that puncture not just plastic bags but human skin and flesh.
    — Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
  • Yet the reveal that people were still alive out there punctured all that.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2026
  • The monkey’s fangs punctured the boy's lungs and other parts of his body.
    — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
  • If the viewers are torn, scratched or punctured, discard them.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
  • If the viewers are torn, scratched or punctured, discard them.
    — Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
  • In worst-case scenarios, the ice punctures the hull.
    — Deena Theresa, Interesting Engineering, 28 May 2026
  • Her eardrum hadn’t been punctured by the spider climbing around, the study notes.
    — Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 26 Oct. 2023
  • There’s even a test to make sure sharp objects don’t puncture the helmet and reach your head.
    — Adam Trenkamp, Outside, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Be careful not to puncture laundry pods.
    — Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Dec. 2025
  • Bera said the bite didn’t appear to puncture through his sock and into his skin.
    — Gregory Yeestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2022
  • If the bigger drill can puncture the pipe, crews will use a special cement to stop the leak.
    — Michele Gile, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
  • That moment punctured the membrane between past and present for me.
    — Michael Jerome Plunkett september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Their thorns can puncture vehicles tires and their blooms stink, Long said.
    — Chelsey Cox, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2022
  • The squirrel’s back was punctured through the skin, but the talon marks were not deep enough to have been fatal.
    — Charles Elliott, Outdoor Life, 21 Aug. 2025
  • But, on the flip side, the tire will be less likely to be punctured by rocks or other debris.
    — Nor'adila Hepburn, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Mar. 2023
  • The same could not be said of her trachea, which had been punctured lethally from the attack.
    — Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
  • Using a sharp knife, puncture the pork (not the skin) at least a dozen times, piercing the meat on all sides.
    — Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2021
  • As the name suggests, top-cut can openers puncture the lid from above, just inside the rim.
    — Adria Greenhauff, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Jan. 2023
  • This year, though, her dreams have been punctured by a governmental about-face.
    — Stefano Pozzebon, CNN, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Their necks were broken and they were dragged away to the bush to be impaled, their bowels punctured.
    — Adam L. Rovner, The Conversation, 31 Oct. 2025
  • And, in the process, the trio of ’70s babies punctured the myth that rap is a young man’s sport.
    — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The backhoe’s arm punctured Collins’ windshield, killing him.
    — Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Mar. 2023
  • The best dry bags can stand up to getting tossed around without losing their seal or getting punctured.
    — Rena Behar, Travel + Leisure, 1 May 2023
  • The Vikings needed just two plays to puncture the Ravens’ festive mood.
    — Childs Walker, baltimoresun.com, 5 Nov. 2021
  • A couple of people pulled out knives and slipped over to puncture leather hoses pumping water to put out the fire.
    — Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
  • The team tested its ability to bend, be compressed, and even punctured.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 1 Mar. 2026

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