“You cannot drown spirit in water, burn it in the fire, cut it with a sword, blow it up with dynamite, puncture it with a spear, or nail it to the cross.”

“You can take a large tin can, puncture it with holes, revolve it around a light bulb, and it shines little bits of starlight all over the room.”

“To get revenge, Po-po and her friend puncture the car's tires and then tease the couple about having bad luck with flat tires.”

“Last week, while laying kerbing, the contractor I hired accidentally punctured the gas pipeline.”

“His cloak protected him well enough, but his legs and feet got the worst of it, bleeding profusely over the punctured and brittle skin.”

“The truck was riddled with shrapnel holes and shards had punctured the fuel drums of two Challenger tanks.”