maul
noun
a heavy hammer, as for driving stakes or wedges.
have mauled
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present perfectof maul.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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Well, five years further into the muck, they have up and beaten Florida, 38-33, in Knoxville on Sept. 24, causing one rung of fresh hope, and now they have mauled LSU to cause still another.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 9, 2022
Jazz pianists have swung it, Imagine Dragons have mauled it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2020
The Niners have mauled teams on both sides of the ball all season.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 30, 2020
Right-handers have mauled Sabathia, batting .331 against him before Thursday, and his average fastball was just 89.8 m.p.h. coming into the game, according to FanGraphs.
From New York Times ● Aug. 7, 2015
‘But I will not go into any orc-house; nor touch Orcs’ meat or anything that they have mauled.’
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
