Sentence examples for puncture as from inspiring English sources

Desperate for something to give meaning to his life, Joe finds it in the secretaryship of the football club, here in its moment of triumph, only for the dream to puncture as soon as it has taken shape".

MRI may also demonstrate findings that may be a contra-indication for lumbar puncture, as well as associated abnormalities such as parenchymal metastases.

Four (25%) children had a lumbar puncture as well, which demonstrated a normal cerebrospinal fluid opening pressure (16 – 21 cmH20) with normal fluid constituents in all cases.

Contrary to the routine in the centre in Bonn, ovulation induction was initiated at 1a.m. and consequently follicular puncture as well as ICSI were postponed accordingly.

In our series, these factors appeared to present no increased difficulty for the performance of ultrasound guided puncture, as long as the first tracheal ring was clearly visible above the sternal notch.

Leading from pole, the former world champion's rear left wheel appeared to suffer a puncture as his Mercedes went into the Wellington straight.

He described episodes of "hopelessness and nervous urination," his sleep punctured as often as nine times a night by "toilet interruptions".

Man of the tournament in the end, Starc ripped the heart out of the Kiwi batting line-up when he so emphatically removed McCullum for a frantic duck and then when Johnson claimed Williamson, the lungs of the New Zealand innings had been punctured as well.

To make a bottle, you need a pound of berries and a pin, though two hours in the freezer is said to perform the puncturing just as well.

But there are times when gloves are necessary, such as for pruning rose canes with thorns that can puncture the skin as easily as a cat's tooth.

Safety experts said that the Model S fires raised questions about its vulnerability to being punctured as it travels down a road.