Used in a Sentence

perforated

How to use perforated in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for perforated.

Editorial note

It's just a perforated tube and a projector.

Examples14
Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

having a hole cut through; "pierced ears"; "a perforated eardrum"; "a punctured balloon"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of perforated gathered in one view.

adjective

having a hole cut through; "pierced ears"; "a perforated eardrum"; "a punctured balloon"

adjective

having a number or series of holes; "a perforated steel plate"; "perforated cancellation"; "perforated stamp"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for perforated.

adjective

having a hole cut through; "pierced ears"; "a perforated eardrum"; "a punctured balloon"

adjective

having a number or series of holes; "a perforated steel plate"; "perforated cancellation"; "perforated stamp"

Example sentences

1

It's just a perforated tube and a projector.

2

I've got one of his bills, it is disconcerting to see a bill with a perforated edge.

3

Though I'm thinking a simple perforated tube which sucks the air out would act as a vacuum.

4

The \n patient will get cut open, perforated with tubes, hooked up to machines, and \n assaulted with drugs.

5

Using perforated or hand cut homemade cards is surely one of the worst a businessperson could hope to save money.

6

Heh, reminds me of printing out 200 pages of dot matrix perforated edge print outs of why kirk is better than picard off a bulletin board as a kid...

7

Since perforated tape at the time could record eight bits in one position, it also allowed for a parity bit for error checking if desired.

8

I've probably bought that damn perforated aluminum cutlery holder 8 times on 3 continents.

9

Lol, however cutting slits in a condom packaging would cause it to dry out, and more importantly you could end up ripping the condom itself... but couldn't someone do a perforated version?

10

I have no idea if that applies to the state of the art of heart surgery in India.------------Among the many distressing things I saw in Nanded, one was the incredible numbers of patients with perforated ulcers.

11

Funny, on my FB feed just last week a woman posted an X-ray or some such image with the caption "perforated uterus due to IUD migration" and another woman commented on her photo that it had happened to her too. I don't know how rare it is but that possibility alone would be enough to make me turn and run the other way. At least condoms generally won't perforate your internal organs.

12

I've worked on software that printed nametags for conferences as one-offs, and would dispute that perforated sheets "are just too cumbersome to work with in a production environment" if you haven't actually used them.

13

This has a perforated distributor, and the idea is that he circulates water through his masonry stove and solar thermal panels whenever the output of those is warmer than the water at some point in the tank -- it tends to be ~120F near the surface, and ~40F near the bottom.

14

It won't be long before we no longer have Saturday deliveries and envelopes become a quaint speciality item, generally available 'free' with birthday cards but otherwise as hard to obtain as perforated dot-matrix printer paper.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use perforated in a sentence?

It's just a perforated tube and a projector.

What does perforated mean?

having a hole cut through; "pierced ears"; "a perforated eardrum"; "a punctured balloon"

What part of speech is perforated?

perforated is commonly used as adjective.