impales
- present tense form of impale (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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Garon impales a wedge of red oak on an easel-like steel framework, while Kelner makes “Strip Mall Landscapes” that distill what the suburb-raised artist’s statement calls his “natural world.”
From Washington Post • Nov. 11, 2021
The Doctors Dr. Ordon’s coronavirus diagnosis and road to recovery; a toothbrush impales child; children’s teeth reveal emotional trauma; instant eye de-puffer; hospice care; liver cancer risk.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2020
But suck it up, because next is a pure songwriting masterclass in “Shrike,” which is titled after a bird that impales insects on thorns.
From Washington Times • Mar. 4, 2019
“Emperor of Mongolia, Emperor of China,” he roars, “I will be Emperor of the world!”–and impales a map with his sword.
From Time • Dec. 11, 2014
At last the seer it reaches, him impales With its sharp horns: but valiant is the seer— He grasps its crest and fights without a fear.
From Babylonian and Assyrian Literature by Anonymous
