Sentence examples for for puncture from inspiring English sources

You don't have to hit the freeway (or even leave the lot) to know that everything about cars is different, including "cars"; you don't have to summer on the Cape or winter in the Keys to have spotted that the English for "apartment" is the American for "puncture".

The opposite was true for puncture energy.

In the past, it has been used as a lip balm and salve for puncture wounds.

In conclusion, the 14 d interval between OPU sessions and bST treatment efficiently increased the number of ovarian follicles suitable for puncture.

The experimental results confirmed a high venous placement rate of 80% for puncture under the proposed conditions with the skin opened.

In some cases, the needle also stopped before the vein because of the insufficient range of motion in the manipulator section responsible for puncture.

"I was punished for puncturing a negative myth.

Their seemingly perfect life, of course, is ripe for puncturing.

He is known for irreverent, even earthy, humor and for puncturing pretentiousness.

Oil company executives faulted a fuel-smuggling ring for puncturing the line to siphon gasoline.

Her early articles became popular for "puncturing pomposity", as her long-time colleague and friend Mary Maher put it.