PUNCTURE in a Sentence

Learn PUNCTURE from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.

15 example sentences for PUNCTURE, such as:

1. Somebody helped me mend the puncture.
2. One of the front tyres had punctured.
3. My car has had two punctures this week.
4. Not a puncture, not a weak spot anywhere.
5. I got a puncture on the way and arrived late.

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 Meanings and Examples of PUNCTURE
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
puncture
 v.  a small hole made by a sharp object; pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into
Classic Sentence:
1  Not a puncture, not a weak spot anywhere.
Persuasion By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 10
2  Just over the external jugular vein there were two punctures, not large, but not wholesome-looking.
Dracula By Bram Stoker
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
3  Dr. Vincent took the bandage from its throat, and showed us the punctures.
Dracula By Bram Stoker
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XV
4  Three punctures were made in the heathen flesh, and the White Whale's barbs were then tempered.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 113. The Forge.
5  It would be a sharp-eyed coroner, indeed, who could distinguish the two little dark punctures which would show where the poison fangs had done their work.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In VIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SPECKLED BAND
6  It did not convey much to me, until I reached a passage where it described small punctured wounds on their throats.
Dracula By Bram Stoker
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
Example Sentence:
1  We had various problems on our journey, including a puncture.
2  I got a puncture on the way and arrived late.
3  I'm sorry I'm late: My car had a puncture.
4  Somebody helped me mend the puncture.
5  If they get a nail, it is easy to puncture a tire.
6  My car has had two punctures this week.
7  One of the front tyres had punctured.
8  She was taken to the hospital with broken ribs and a punctured lung.
9  My positive mood was rather punctured by the news.