lacerate
verb (used with object)
to tear roughly; mangle.
has lacerated
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present perfectof lacerate (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Sharon — as in the writer and actor Horgan, who has lacerated motherhood and marriage in “Catastrophe” and “Divorce” — had been getting an earful, too.
From New York Times ● Aug. 18, 2022
Enraged by the massacre of his country, Topolski has lacerated Fascism with numerous brilliantly satirical cartoons.
From Time Magazine Archive
Madame Marcassin's paralyzed face appears, the disappearance of which she unceasingly thinks has lacerated her features.
From Light by Wray, Fitzwater
Man! you have said that which you were too proud and obstinate to unsay, which has lacerated some heart for thirty years that had perhaps secretly and faithfully served you and yours.
From The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 1 by Japp, Alexander H. (Alexander Hay)
She has lacerated the heart in my bosom, and torn me away from this place like a ruthless highwayman.
From Phemie Frost's Experiences by Stephens, Ann S. (Ann Sophia)
