impale
verb (used with object)
to fasten, stick, or fix upon a sharpened stake or the like.
impales
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present tense formof impale (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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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
O’Reilly impales himself on a contradiction: He says his book is “laudatory” about Reagan — and that it is being attacked by Reagan “guardians” and “loyalists.”
From Washington Post ● Nov. 10, 2015
“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
On a background which is scarcely indicated, with few strokes, which barely suggest space, he impales like a butterfly the human type, mostly in a moment of folly or wickedness….
From The Psychology of Beauty by Ethel Dench Puffer Howes
