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bore, drill, hole, pierce, punch, puncture, riddle
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The bullet passed through Ortiz, perforating his intestines and internal organs. — Nicole Chavez, CNN, "David Ortiz has been released from the hospital after being shot in the Dominican Republic," 27 July 2019 The bullet passed through Ortiz, perforating his intestines and internal organs. — Nicole Chavez, CNN, "David Ortiz has been released from the hospital after being shot in the Dominican Republic," 27 July 2019 The office says 25-year-old Irby and 13-year-old Salazar suffered perforating gunshot wounds to their chests, meaning the bullets completely passed through their bodies. — NBC News, "Gilroy victims died of gunshot wounds to the chest and back, coroner says," 5 Aug. 2019 Salazar and Irby suffered what the coroner called perforating gunshot wounds to their chests, meaning the bullets completely passed through their bodies. — Leonardo Castañeda, The Mercury News, "Coroner: Gilroy shooting victims died of chest, back gunshot wounds," 5 Aug. 2019 Stephen Romero, 6, died of a perforating gunshot wound to the back, the coroner said. — Tatiana Sanchez, SFChronicle.com, "Coroner: Gilroy shooting victims died of shots to the chest, back," 5 Aug. 2019 The bullet perforated his intestines and internal organs before hitting his friend Jhoel Lopez in the leg. — Allen Kim, CNN, "David Ortiz calls his doctors, nurses and caregivers 'some of the best teammates I have ever had'," 29 July 2019 The bullet passed through Ortiz, perforating his intestines and internal organs. — Nicole Chavez, CNN, "David Ortiz has been released from the hospital after being shot in the Dominican Republic," 27 July 2019 The bullet perforated Ortiz's intestines and internal organs before hitting his friend, TV talk show host Jhoel Lopez, in the leg. — Eliott C. Mclaughlin, CNN, "Mastermind negotiated $30,000 bounty in botched hit that wounded baseball star David Ortiz, police allege," 1 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'perforate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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