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noun

ˈpin-ˌprik

Definition of pinprick

as in puncture

a mark or small hole made by a pointed instrument the nurse kindly put a decorated bandage over the pinprick from the injection

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Recent Examples of pinprick

Noun

The pinprick, in West’s case, arrives via her lyrics, which consistently lob compelling insights into the songs’ squall and shimmer like slowly hurtling space junk. — Jayson Greene, Pitchfork, 3 Mar. 2026 This is especially hard for elderly people and small children, since monitoring blood sugar usually requires a pinprick blood test or a continuous glucose monitor (CGM), which also reaches under the skin. — Adrienne So, Wired News, 8 Jan. 2026

Verb

The teeny pinpricks force the skin to heal and build up stronger than before, while the device also deposits serum deeper into the skin. — Leah Prinzivalli, Allure, 9 Nov. 2018 Device testing was conducted at a refugee camp in Kakuma, Kenya, where pinprick blood samples were examined for antibodies to measles and rubella. — Helen Branswell, STAT, 25 Apr. 2018 See All Example Sentences for pinprick

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Noun

Officers looked at the driver and saw six puncture wounds – four on his back, one between his eyes and one on the left side of his neck.

— Saleen Martin, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
Patients should put any items in a leak-proof, puncture-resistant container, such as a laundry detergent bottle.

— Noelle Lilley, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of puncture

Verb

Steven Black raised a piece of asphalt and, over and over, thrust it into Susan Watkins’ face.

— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Aug. 2026
Corbin uses cabbage as an anchor in his new and expanding Rolodex of flavors, thrusting it into the fire until the outer layers are blackened and frizzled.

— Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of thrust

Verb

Adults’s Gen-Z characters tend to see their comforts as transient, their identities as mutable, and seriousness as an annoying obligation, all of which the second season pokes at a bit.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
Most of what’s actionable comes from the signal that might be poking through.

— Ben Gretch, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of poke

Verb

James showed excellent vision and punch, and paired with Kaelon Black and Christian McCaffrey, the Niners should have three worthwhile, trustworthy backs this season.

— Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 28 Aug. 2026
Ross doesn’t tend towards punch-the-air climaxes—just warm, excitable builds.

— Shaad D’Souza, Pitchfork, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of punch

Verb

The updraft knifed through the building, whose inhabitants were already suffering without heat or power for much of the winter as Russia pounded Ukraine’s energy system.

— Lizzie Johnson, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
The senior knifed his way through three defenders, then fired a bullet into the netting to give Longmeadow a 4-2 lead.

— Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2026

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