impale
verb (used with object)
to fasten, stick, or fix upon a sharpened stake or the like.
impalement
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a word derived from
impale.
Example Sentences
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“Rio. She’s Death,” says Lilia after saving her coven from imminent impalement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2024
It may sound funny to some to describe as “home” a venue that’s featured live shows wild enough to include impalement by cymbal stand.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 23, 2023
And then there are the snakes, the tiger, the tiger shark, the extremely wild turkey, the squid attack, the roller coaster malfunction, the levitating bouncy house, the runaway hot air balloon, the roller derby impalement.
From New York Times ● Apr. 16, 2021
His website describes him as "a cross between Houdini and Superman" and catalogues accomplishments such as free-diving, pain tolerance, as well as "skills hacking" and "impalement arts".
From The Guardian ● Mar. 1, 2013
Whether by her awkwardness or that of the boy, it so chanced that the bird made a sudden leap from the impalement, and deposited itself in the lap of Lady Whitburn’s scarlet kirtle!
From Grisly Grisell by Charlotte Mary Yonge
