mutilate
Example Sentences
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Later in the day, Ms. Davydenko accompanied the mother and her husband, who had been looking for their son, to examine the badly mutilated remains of a body.
From New York Times
Several emails threatened her with physical harm; one called for her to be mutilated.
From Seattle Times
The Twitchy Team chimed in with “Rachel Levine declares this the ‘Summer of Pride’ and proudly pushes harder for mutilating kids.”
From Washington Times
Among other alleged atrocities, Wagner fighters have been accused of bludgeoning victims to death with sledgehammers, mutilating them, and burning their bodies.
From Washington Times
A 2017 online video showed a group of armed people, reportedly Wagner contractors, torturing a Syrian and beating him to death with a sledgehammer before mutilating and burning his body.
From Seattle Times
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