impaled
Example Sentences
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Karen Barwick from Carlisle is among those who dislikes the sight of these sturdy little creatures impaled on fences.
From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026
That’s when the Yankees impaled themselves on their pinstripes.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2024
But in one Lebanese mansion an anonymous painting — pierced by shards of glass from a blown-out window and impaled by wood from the window frame — gained something extraordinary.
From New York Times • Oct. 25, 2022
Local fire department personnel and state police responded early Saturday to find the animal not impaled on the structure but unable to get its belly and rear legs over the top.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 1, 2022
A pitted moon stands on their crests as if impaled.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
