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The phrase "a piercing" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a sharp or intense sound, sensation, or an act of making a hole in something, often in the context of body modifications.
Example: "The piercing sound of the alarm clock jolted me awake."
Alternatives: "a sharp sound" or "an intense sensation."
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A piercing note sounded.
"Orthodox?" he asked with a piercing glance.
Its moan becomes a piercing wail.
One night, a piercing cry awoke us.
I find there is a piercing clarity to her prose.
Siren, noisemaking device producing a piercing sound of definite pitch.
Cohen is ruddy-faced, with a piercing Boston accent.
Something between a howl and a piercing scream.
Answer the question: Should a piercing cost my child grades?
(He is towheaded with a piercing blue-eyed squint).
The bugler played a piercing rendition of taps.
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