Sentence examples for failed to puncture from inspiring English sources

When the action on the pitch finally started, a swashbuckling France took the game to Romania but failed to puncture their gutsy defence before half-time as the crowd began again to get edgy.

The court ordered the review of so-called undervoted ballots, meaning those on which the counting machines did not register a vote for president -- either because the voter did not cast a vote or failed to puncture the card.

Honeyguides occasionally bit unhatched host eggs, but failed to puncture their shells (figure 1 d).

If any of them failed to puncture the paper, or did not close properly, remove them so you can try again.

In an article in the Daily Mail IDS defended firms joining the scheme (some have since pulled out), contrasting them with the "unjustified sense of superiority and intellectual sneer" and the "intellectual snobbery" of the "commentating elite" which fails to puncture the illusion that the way to success lies only through TV reality shows.

Two targeted bile ducts (B3 and B6) failed to be punctured in the first intervention; however, other bile ducts were punctured alternatively and the drainage catheter was placed in a bile duct.

Results: Platelets alone failed to seal the puncture site.

A comparison of punctures of focal lesions vs. parenchymal punctures failed to document an increase bleeding rate.

President Obama failed to step in and puncture that image.

The recalls involve about 17,000 helmets that failed to meet safety standards, including puncture resistance.

I was fortunate enough to survive the bike leg without procuring a puncture, especially since I had failed to source a repair kit in time for the race.