pinprick

[US]/'pɪnprɪk/
[UK]/'pɪnprɪk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a small hole made by a pin, a small annoyance

Phrases & Collocations

a pinprick sensation

Example Sentences

I felt a pinprick on my finger.

The pinprick of light in the distance guided us home.

She winced at the pinprick of the needle.

The pinprick of doubt lingered in his mind.

A pinprick of blood appeared on the surface of his skin.

The pinprick sensation spread throughout her body.

The pinprick of excitement made her heart race.

He couldn't help but react to the pinprick of injustice.

The pinprick of memory brought tears to her eyes.

The pinprick of fear kept her frozen in place.

Real-world Examples

The " pinprick eyes" is another favorite.

Source: "The Sixth Sound" Reading Selection

And here we are, sitting on this little pinprick.

Source: The History Channel documentary "Cosmos"

Just like literally, like a drop, pinprick's worth.

Source: Gourmet Base

Distant traffic and overhead flights– tiny pinpricks of moving light in the night sky – disappeared.

Source: The Guardian (Article Version)

In the dense gloom about climate change, news of coal's decline seems like a pinprick of hope.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

He looked at her, his pupils small dark pinpricks in eyes as big and white as eggs. " I'm not" ?

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Feast for Crows (Bilingual Edition)

He stared at me, two pinpricks of colour bleeding onto his face.

Source: After You (Me Before You #2)

We look for that little pinprick of light appearing that tells us that a star has died.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) December 2020 Collection

She was beginning to shoot out little pinpricks, but even that did not help her now; neither of them feared her.

Source: The Growth of the Earth (Part 2)

That is a myopic pinprick of time when you think of the evolution and the story of life on this planet.

Source: TED Talks (Video Edition) March 2020 Collection

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