mutilate
Example Sentences
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In reply, Jaffee grinned a bit mischievously at the thought that he had persuaded millions of readers to “mutilate the magazine.”
From Washington Post
Photos from the village being shared on social media showed more than a dozen burned and mutilated bodies, while videos showed a destroyed building, burned motorcycles and debris scattered over a wide area.
From New York Times
Among those revelations were money flowing to Wuhan, and a grant to a Russian lab that mutilated cats and then made them walk on a treadmill.
From Washington Times
The striking railway workers at Gare de Lyon marched behind a banner that alleged: “The police mutilates. We don’t forgive!”
From Washington Times
Die-hard fans wanted the floating spaceship of their nightmares, one stocked with mutilated zombies, improvised blowtorches and zero-gravity spectacles.
From New York Times
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