Sentence examples for can be pierced from inspiring English sources

First, even stringent controls can be pierced.

Bake both vegetables for about an hour, until they can be pierced easily with a fork.

Hard rock is not suitable, although some of the more friable rocks can be pierced by steel piles.

Simmer until the sweet potatoes can be pierced with a knife, then add chopped kale and cook until wilted.

The brain, for example, can be pierced, cut, and burned in neurosurgery, while the patient would require only local anesthesia of the pain-sensitive scalp.

Place in a single layer onto a baking sheet and roast for 20 minutes, or until the squash can be pierced by a knife.

The woodwinds, round and plummy at the bottom, can be piercing up top.

The altissimo register can be piercing and sometimes shrill.

This sort of pain can be piercing, but is temporary.

Bring a large pan of well-salted water to a fast boil, add the broccoli and cook until they can easily be pierced by a fork.

In addition to being difficult to steer, softer and thinner items like plastic sheets and cardboard boxes can easily be pierced by objects on the ground.