impale
Example Sentences
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And the phenomenon continues—nowhere more obviously than in Romania, where, in 2019, an Orthodox priest was prosecuted for his alleged role in exhuming and impaling a corpse.
The titular alien is fast, has razor-sharp teeth and a whip-like tail capable of impaling its victims.
From Salon
Shooting the scene where Ellie walks in just as Abby impales Joel with a broken golf club was a pivotal experience.
From Los Angeles Times
They died violently in the 1970s, one by gunfire, the other impaled on a fence during a burglary.
From Los Angeles Times
An American, 47, reportedly tried to climb over a fence in Piazza del Colosseo, presumably to get a closer look at the Colosseum, before falling and impaling himself.
From Los Angeles Times
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