impale Sentence Examples
- The knight's lance was aimed to impale his opponent in the jousting tournament.
- The sharp spikes on the fence could easily impale anyone attempting to climb over it.
- He narrowly avoided being impaled by the fallen tree branch during the storm.
- The hunter carefully positioned his spear, hoping to impale the charging boar.
- The gruesome scene depicted victims impaled on stakes as a warning to potential rebels.
- The reckless stuntman narrowly escaped being impaled by the spikes below as he jumped from the building.
- The warrior's sword was stained with the blood of those he had impaled in battle.
- The victim's body was found impaled on the iron fence, a tragic accident during a late-night stroll.
- The sharp icicle hanging from the roof threatened to impale anyone passing beneath it.
- In horror movies, characters often meet their demise by being impaled on various objects.
impale Meaning
impale (v)
pierce with a sharp stake or point
kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole
impale (v. t.)
To pierce with a pale; to put to death by fixing on a sharp stake. See Empale.
To inclose, as with pales or stakes; to surround.
To join, as two coats of arms on one shield, palewise; hence, to join in honorable mention.
Synonyms & Antonyms of impale
FAQs About the word impale
pierce with a sharp stake or point, kill by piercing with a spear or sharp poleTo pierce with a pale; to put to death by fixing on a sharp stake. See Empale., T
stab, jab, pierce, pick, stick, puncture, harpoon, transfix, skewer, pink
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The knight's lance was aimed to impale his opponent in the jousting tournament.
The sharp spikes on the fence could easily impale anyone attempting to climb over it.
He narrowly avoided being impaled by the fallen tree branch during the storm.
The hunter carefully positioned his spear, hoping to impale the charging boar.
