Vocabulary Word
Word: impale
Definition: pierce (with a sharp point); Ex. impaled by the spear
Definition: pierce (with a sharp point); Ex. impaled by the spear
Sentences Containing 'impale'
They hang, behead, and impale their criminals in the most agreeable possible manner; but some of these, like clever rogues, have contrived to escape human justice, and succeed in their fraudulent enterprises by cunning stratagems.
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