impale

Example Sentences

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“I managed to snag it after you dropped it. The boar did try to impale me too, but… perks of being a ghost, and all that.”

From Literature

I marveled at the time that the ghost of Pete Seeger, who had turned a couple of traditional gospel songs into the civil rights anthem “We Shall Overcome,” didn’t rise from the grave and impale Corker on a lightning bolt.

From Los Angeles Times

Michigan and Wisconsin hold sturgeon spearing seasons each winter as well where anglers drill holes through lake ice and impale sturgeon as they swim past.

From Seattle Times

The former I'm a Celebrity star told the podcast he feared he was going to impale himself "right in the belly", but added that somehow he had managed to push his torso out of harm's way and twist round onto his back.

From BBC

Annabeth stepped around random bristles sharp enough to impale her foot, and clusters of...well, not rocks exactly.

From Literature