Your child may experience brief pain as the needle penetrates the skin or muscle.

Empedocles felt the sharp needle penetrate a fold of flesh beneath his chin.

One slip, and the deadly needle would have penetrated her skin, killing her instantly.

Then it let up, and he knew the needle had penetrated to the soft inside of his bone.

In other words, he had to watch as the needle came closer and closer and finally penetrated his eye.

The gun's needle penetrated the paper cartridge before igniting the black powder charge.

The stitching began; but the curtain material was very thick, and the needle penetrated it with difficulty.

For illustration, a needle can penetrate a target medium with less force than a coin of the same mass.

During surgery, a surgical needle may inadvertendly penetrate the glove and skin of the surgeon or assistant.

The end is bevelled to create a sharp pointed tip letting the needle easily penetrate the skin.