1
: having holes
especially
: decorated with perforations
2
: having the flesh punctured for the attachment of a piece of jewelry
pierced ears
a pierced tongue
3
: designed for pierced ears
pierced earrings
Examples of pierced in a Sentence
a tattooed and pierced musician
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The actress styled a double brooch, also by Schiaparelli, featuring a gold eye and a mouth with pierced lips connected by a gold chain.
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Julia Teti, Footwear News, 2 Apr. 2025
Prices will range from 119 euros for pierced earrings up to 400 euros for the statement items like the tiara and heart-shaped necklace.
—Sandra Salibian, WWD, 28 Jan. 2025
Mescal brought his acting intensity to sketches like one about a college student whose parents hate his new pierced ear, a scene about an actor struggling with a commercial for an Italian restaurant, and a pitch-perfect portrayal of his fellow countryman Bono late in the show.
—Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
Two days after the bee attack, the man went to the Wills Eye Hospital with worsening vision and pain in the pierced eye.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 28 June 2024
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Julia Teti, Footwear News, 2 Apr. 2025
Prices will range from 119 euros for pierced earrings up to 400 euros for the statement items like the tiara and heart-shaped necklace.
—Sandra Salibian, WWD, 28 Jan. 2025
Mescal brought his acting intensity to sketches like one about a college student whose parents hate his new pierced ear, a scene about an actor struggling with a commercial for an Italian restaurant, and a pitch-perfect portrayal of his fellow countryman Bono late in the show.
—Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
Two days after the bee attack, the man went to the Wills Eye Hospital with worsening vision and pain in the pierced eye.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 28 June 2024
See All Example Sentences for pierced
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“Pierced.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pierced. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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