How to Use perforate in a Sentence

perforate

verb

• Cover the bowl with aluminum foil, and then use a fork to perforate the foil.
• The drill could have been used to perforate beads or pieces of leather.
  — Matti Friedman, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 June 2023
• Push the corner of the blade downwards and perforate the lid of the can by digging in at an angle.
  — Country Living Staff, Country Living, 24 Apr. 2020
• Laz's house is nestled in dense woods at the top of a hill perforated with caves.
  — George Pendle, Esquire, 26 July 2017
• Stephen Romero, 6, died of a perforating gunshot wound to the back, the coroner said.
  — Tatiana Sanchez, SFChronicle.com, 5 Aug. 2019
• Left for long enough, the buildup can cause the colon to perforate, allowing the contents of the bowel to spill into the abdomen.
  — Colleen Stinchcombe, Health.com, 20 Sep. 2021
• The wall is perforated so doors and hallways go through.
  — Blair Kamin, chicagotribune.com, 3 Sep. 2019
• Records say Cole was killed by a gunshot wound to his neck that perforated his spinal cord.
  — John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 1 May 2018
• As a bonus, the pages are perforated so they can be torn out and kept in binders, folders, or on the inside of a locker door.
  — L. Daniela Alvarez, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Aug. 2023
• This has led some operators to perforate only near the top, or at least in the top half, of the casing.
  — Ian Palmer, Forbes, 27 June 2022
• The front and back of the speaker sport perforated metallic grilles, with cloth grilles beneath.
  — PCMAG, 6 Feb. 2024
• Some break apart and perforate blood vessels, or cause blood clots to develop in a deep vein.
  — Lizzy Lawrence, STAT, 2 Feb. 2023
• The sport is played with wooden paddles and a plastic, perforated ball on a short, square court.
  — Jen Murphy, WSJ, 19 Jan. 2019
• The fish sits atop a full plate of velvety beurre blanc perforated with umami capers from the Mongers’ stash and a fresh lime wedge.
  — Detroit Free Press, 6 Mar. 2024
• It was perforated with small holes, not unlike the scroll of a player piano.
  — Larry Printz, Ars Technica, 6 Jan. 2020
• There must be marriages that come apart easily, as if they had been perforated from the very start.
  — James Marcus, The New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2019
• The branch on the pine log went far enough into my chest to perforate my pericardium—that’s the membrane surrounding my heart.
  — Outside Online, 10 June 2022
• Doctors feared the mass would perforate his intestines.
  — Brittany Britto, baltimoresun.com, 10 Sep. 2017
• In the sacristy, three bullets perforated a life-size painting of Christ.
  — José De Córdoba |, WSJ, 23 July 2018
• One evening, as the pinpricks of stars began to perforate the summer’s sky, the three of us walked along the moonlit beach, the rhythmic waves of the Atlantic crashing against the shadowy shoreline.
  — S. Kirk Walsh, Longreads, 22 Jan. 2018
• The surgery was a challenge as there was significant concern the sharp points of the spring could perforate the toddler's esophagus.
  — Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 13 May 2023
• Cotton swabs can cause cuts in our ear canals, perforate our eardrums and dislocate our hearing bones.
  — Robert Jimison, CNN, 11 May 2017
• The banners and awnings along the walls are historically accurate, but also soak up sound, and the backs of the seats are perforated to cut down on noise.
  — Pat Saperstein, Variety, 1 Nov. 2023
• While that may seem obvious, there's a little hidden trick — the bottom of the case is perforated, which allows the blender to breathe and air out while drying.
  — Rosemary Donahue, Allure, 1 Apr. 2018
• Bullet holes had perforated the bathroom door and bullet casings were all over the floor, the officers said.
  — Sarah Horner, Twin Cities, 14 Feb. 2017
• Not even the rim, which is flat-bottomed and wrapped in stitched and perforated leather; but the hard, plasticy hub cover, under which resides the driver air bag.
  — Dan Neil, WSJ, 6 Apr. 2018
• The seats are perforated to allow the ventilating system to cool your tushie.
  — Mark Savage, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2017
• An autopsy showed Martin was shot nine times and died after wounds perforated both his lungs and heart.
  — oregonlive, 6 Nov. 2019
• Each of the hollow bones had been perforated anywhere from one to four times for the formation of finger-holes, and each showed signs of wear and tear consistent with their use as a flute.
  — Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 13 June 2023
• The big cannulas that must be inserted into patients’ blood vessels and that run from the groins all the way up to the hearts can cause organs to be perforated or blood vessels to be ruptured, leading to catastrophic bleeding.
  — Helen Ouyang, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 29 Aug 2024