Sample sentences for PERFORATE

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Definition

to make a hole or holes in something

Much more rarely, perforate may mean to pass into or through — often by overcoming resistance.

The page is perforated, so it is easy to tear off and return the bottom of the sheet.

perforated = to make a hole or holes in something

Fold, and then tear the paper along the perforated line.
a perforated eardrum
Ulcers can perforate the stomach.
I wondered why he had those marks on him, His sleeves were perforated with little holes.
Harper Lee -- To Kill a Mockingbird

perforated = pierced repeatedly

No one knew the condition of the landing gear, but with the entire plane perforated, it was likely that the tires had been struck.
Laura Hillenbrand -- Unbroken

perforated = full of holes

The patient had a perforated appendix with...
Todd Burpo -- Heaven Is for Real

perforated = having a hole or holes in something

They were bronze, the size of cannon balls, perforated like wiffle balls with fire bubbling out the holes.
Rick Riordan -- The Sea of Monsters

perforated = with holes

He lifted the perforated area clear of the water, wiped the water from the surface, and held it away from the waves, letting it dry in the sun.
Laura Hillenbrand -- Unbroken

perforated = with a hole

Then, with each perforation, he used the mirror edge to cut an X across the hole.
Laura Hillenbrand -- Unbroken

perforation = hole

(editor's note: The suffix "-tion", converts a verb into a noun that denotes the action or result of the verb. Typically, there is a slight change in the ending of the root verb, as in action, education, and observation.)

Realizing that the jagged hunk that he was clinging to might perforate the rafts, Phil pushed it away.
Laura Hillenbrand -- Unbroken

perforate = put a hole

The walls were perforated with holes like buckshot.
Rick Riordan -- The Son of Neptune
Within the tube I first fitted a couple of valves, and then, perforating the stopper, I had in my possession a powerful air pump.
Johann Wyss -- The Swiss Family Robinson
I unbuckle my belt and strip off my jumpsuit, which is little more than a perforated rag.
Suzanne Collins -- Catching Fire
He wanted an open, perforated fence, Ferris wanted it closed.
Erik Larson -- The Devil in the White City
The Willys station wagon's rear right tire had been perforated by a fallen branch still wedged up under both axles.
David Guterson -- Snow Falling on Cedars
He pulled out the small bowel, identified several perforations which he oversewed.
Abraham Verghese -- Cutting for Stone

(editor's note: The suffix "-tions", converts a verb into a plural noun that denotes results of the verb. Typically, there is a slight change in the ending of the root verb, as in actions, illustrations, and observations.)

Or a slow leak from a perforated bowel.
Gayle Forman -- If I Stay
She pointed to the perforated strainer insert that she had removed from the pot and placed on the island beside the pyramid.
Dan Brown -- The Lost Symbol
The perforations at either side of, and above, the tongue.
Don DeLillo -- Underworld

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