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• Then punch holes in it with a bulb planter, and fill with plants or seeds.
  — The Editors, Good Housekeeping, 26 May 2020
• The compound can punch holes in the cell walls of pathogens like MRSA, killing the cells without the need for traditional antibiotics.
  — Leslie Nemo, Discover Magazine, 6 Nov. 2019
• My own style is to make the ruling — and then a few minutes later, come back to it and try to punch holes in it from a different perspective.
  — Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2020
• Their mother, Willie said, used to gather the ingredients, when available, and punch holes in a coffee can to make a grater.
  — Stefene Russell, The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 Nov. 2022
• The team is trying to punch holes in the timeline of the murder case to prove there is reasonable doubt that Tommy had time to murder his best friend on the night in question.
  — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 14 Apr. 2021
• In winter, when the Tsata freezes, the town’s 70 or so residents, many of them old with long memories, punch holes in the riverbed and fish amid a hushed birch forest draped in snow.
  — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2022
• But 36SportsStrong has taken a two-pronged approach to punch holes in that financial argument.
  — Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 Apr. 2021
• In the presence of bacteria like E. coli, copper releases reactive ions that punch holes in the cell membrane, invade, and then shred the DNA and proteins within.
  — Andrew Zaleski, STAT, 24 Sep. 2020
• Bolsonaro’s allies in politics, meanwhile, have vowed to punch holes in Lula’s agenda.
  — Tara John, CNN, 20 Dec. 2022
• Mechanized forces punch holes in enemy defenses, pinning down enemy troops so the artillery can finish them off.
  — David Axe, Forbes, 27 Apr. 2022
• This feels like an absolute necessity for people who’d rather not accidentally punch holes in their television.
  — WIRED, 15 Sep. 2022

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024