The spear fell from his nerveless fingers as a sword punctured him from behind. From Wordnik.com. [Dragons of Winter Night]
Suddenly the elf's eyes widened, the spear fell from nerveless fingers as a sword punctured its transparent body. From Wordnik.com. [Hammer and Axe]
Talk about punctuated (or maybe that should be "punctured") equilibrium. From Wordnik.com. [The $4 Billion Man] Reference
And just like I am constantly "punctured" by images including how other parents see their kids, I too want to "puncture". From Wordnik.com. [Exposed] Reference
Or is the implication that he's packing enough to support that kind of punctured girth. From Wordnik.com. [Vh1 Blog] Reference
"punctured" is more like it - by fierce foot-stomps and hand-slaps. From Wordnik.com. [The Seattle Times] Reference
But like all myths, this one begs to be punctured. From Wordnik.com. [You Said You Wanted A Revolution] Reference
Most of my lofty hopes were punctured a long time ago. From Wordnik.com. [Girls Gone Wild] Reference
The girl, the cowgirl, the horse, the cactus-punctured plain. From Wordnik.com. [Her Dream of Ending] Reference
Wounded national pride has punctured the EU dream for many Turks. From Wordnik.com. [Second Thoughts] Reference
The stained-glass ceiling "has certainly been punctured," said Lummis. From Wordnik.com. [Beliefwatch: God's Girls] Reference
Then the skull is punctured and collapsed as its contents are sucked out. From Wordnik.com. [Barbara Boxer in Context] Reference
The pathologists noticed that the top of Brown's skull had been punctured. From Wordnik.com. [The Life And Times Of A Rumor] Reference
Vaslav felt teeth pricking; some punctured his skin and he began to bleed. From Wordnik.com. [The Old Man and the Shark] Reference
PESCA: And, as always, he punctured it with a laugh to chase the banshees. From Wordnik.com. [The Pogues Give N.Y. a St. Patty's Day Treat] Reference
I may not have overthrown the Security Guard State, but I had punctured it. From Wordnik.com. [A 'Genuine' Identity Crisis] Reference
If the teether is punctured by a baby's tiny teeth, the gel could be ingested. From Wordnik.com. [Nuby teethers recalled because gel filling is contaminated] Reference
As the CD finished playing, he punctured his hollow being and slumped forward. From Wordnik.com. [Swan Song] Reference
He cracked the can to where it hissed silently, like a bike tire punctured by a nail. From Wordnik.com. [He Was From Minnesota] Reference
Her bruised heart and punctured elbow looked like mere scratches compared with her ankle. From Wordnik.com. [Back In The Saddle Again] Reference
So now his anonymity has been punctured, but there's no sign that his outlook has changed. From Wordnik.com. [He Gave At The Office] Reference
The frog watched the zookeeper hold up a goat's skin with two holes punctured in the neck. From Wordnik.com. [The Impossible Man - Ep.4: The Chupacabra is Out There] Reference
Kazantsev suffered broken ribs and a punctured lung after a policeman kicked him repeatedly. From Wordnik.com. [Beating Down Democracy] Reference
Two bullets punctured major vessels in Rich's right thigh, and he fell to the ground, bleeding. From Wordnik.com. [A Father's Anguished Journey] Reference
The last months have punctured the idea that Obama can forge working relationships with the enemy. From Wordnik.com. [Time to Get in the Ring] Reference
The canoe would be punctured with holes on the bottom and released where the sea is most at peace. From Wordnik.com. [The Pilgrimage] Reference
The uneasy silence is punctured by the sharp explosion of a grenade, tossed over a wall by insurgents. From Wordnik.com. [Grounds for Optimism?] Reference
At some point during their detention, the tires of their vans were punctured and some of their cars were vandalized. From Wordnik.com. [‘Our Dreams Are Dead’] Reference
Though the sexual-assault charges against Bryant were eventually dropped, they punctured the Kobe myth once and for all. From Wordnik.com. [Starr Gazing: An All Too Kobe Christmas] Reference
These were particularly nervy: both The Wall Street Journal and columnist Michael Kinsley had punctured them a week earlier. From Wordnik.com. [Little Lies And Big Whoppers] Reference
Russia's history suggests its progress will be further punctured by sudden shake-ups at the top and periodic showdowns below. From Wordnik.com. [Two Forward, One Back] Reference
But as senators take to C-Span with talk of punctured fetuses and maimed mothers, such expressions of good will seem distant indeed. From Wordnik.com. [Lining Up On 'Partial Birth' Ban] Reference
Breyer, who had broken two ribs and punctured a lung in a bicycle accident a few days before, happily struggled out of the hospital. From Wordnik.com. [Decisions, Decisions] Reference
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