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had mauled

  • past perfect of maul.

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“The Red Pony”: This was great until I realized the pony was red because a werewolf had mauled it.

From Washington Post May 28, 2021

Jayson Werth had mauled Lannan when they played for their former teams, going 8 for 24 with four homers against him.

From Washington Post Jun. 18, 2013

For the first time, the military forces of Britain and Argentina had mauled each other on the high seas in the bizarre battle for possession of the remote, inhospitable Falkland Islands.

From Time Magazine Archive

John Kennedy had riddled him through and through in the 1960 Democratic primaries, and Lyndon Johnson had mauled him for four years as Vice President.

From Time Magazine Archive

Had I not known the trick of it, you had mauled me sadly.

From The Path of the King by Buchan, John