maul
Example Sentences
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He used to present as a staid mainline Episcopalian, but now he denounces that church and speaks of being “mauled by demons.”
From Salon
During his Springbok tenure, the former Free State flanker, who won 37 international caps, has innovated with strokes of genius such as naming a bench with just one back and rolling mauls in open play.
From Barron's
In 2009, the park made international headlines after a rare white tiger mauled a zoo keeper to death in front of horrified tourists.
From BBC
A handler was mauled to death by a white tiger inside the park in 2009.
From Barron's
The Yemeni Houthis have been severely mauled by Israeli air power, with little to show for their many attempts to attack the Jewish state.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
