mauled
Example Sentences
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A stylish, well-off family braces for the worst when its youngest member is mauled by a dog during a glitzy lawn party.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Also in June, a woman was mauled by a shark at one of Australia's most popular beaches in Sydney.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
Despite her harrowing experience, Stewart said she doesn't want to be remembered as "a girl that got mauled on the beach".
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
He treasures that trait even as he has hidden it beneath armor to avoid “being too badly mauled by the vicissitudes of life.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2025
“Or when people mauled me at the Health Goddess. Or even just when your dad sat on me. What you do for me all the time, actually.”
From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins
