impale

verb

im-ˈpāl How to pronounce impale (audio)
Definition of impalenext
as in to stab
to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object impale a marshmallow or two on that stick and let's start toasting

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Recent Examples of impale Jerrod's fingers are cut off before he's impaled in front of a crowd, including a distraught Kitana. — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 9 May 2026 The group was tracking a black rhino fitted with a GPS device when the rhino charged out of the brush and impaled Van Jaarsveld with its horn. — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 29 Apr. 2026 The black rhino, which weighed approximately 2,900 pounds, charged at van Jaarsveld and fatally impaled him. — Ryan Brennan april 27, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026 Lind — despite being stabbed in the eye and impaled with a samurai sword — managed to survive the attack. — Tessa Stuart, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for impale
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impale
  1. stab
  2. pierce
  3. puncture
  4. pick
  5. stick
  6. jab
Verb
  • An 18-year-old suspect has been arrested after five people were stabbed early Saturday morning in Old Sacramento, police said.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 26 July 2026
  • About ten minutes later, Morales Moshe stabbed Yezhak Grunhaus in the chest with a screwdriver outside The Jewish Center, a prominent Upper West Side synagogue, on Amsterdam Ave.
    — Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 25 July 2026
Definition of stab
Verb
  • Their headlamps piercing the watery dark, the group swims along (only Sara has accepted a life jacket), admiring the bats and stalactites while Wat reminds them to respect the caves.
    — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
  • O’Connor’s face filled the screen, her crystal-blue eyes piercing me in my own living room.
    — Jayson Greene, Pitchfork, 25 July 2026
Definition of pierce
Verb
  • As the spacecraft closed in, the video follows Mars steadily expanding to reveal numerous craters puncturing its surface, the ancient double-ringed Huygens crater and the south polar ice cap before receding in the spacecraft's rearview.
    — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 22 July 2026
  • More broadly, Iran’s attacks have also punctured confidence and security in the Gulf, disrupting tourism and air travel in a key global transport node, and prompting some expats to flee.
    — Jomana Karadsheh, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
Definition of puncture
Verb
  • The Missouri General Assembly voted to establish a fair in 1899, and were going to pick the permanent city location from a selection of finalists.
    — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026
  • There were moments throughout the chase in which the Wolves truly believed James would pick them, including during a flurry of conversations with his representatives leading into the Fourth of July weekend.
    — David Aldridge, New York Times, 25 July 2026
Definition of pick
Verb
  • After Ospreay saved Omega, Omega stuck Ospreay with a One Winged Angel and AEW Redemption mercifully went off the air.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • The Ravens waived Diego Pavia this week, which cut down on competition for UConn’s Joe Fagnano to stick as a rookie, undrafted free agent quarterback.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2026
Definition of stick
Verb
  • Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu jabbed back against the prevailing narrative yesterday, saying she was never invited to participate in the WNBA’s 3-point contest this weekend.
    — Chris Branch, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • Michigan Dem hopeful Abdul El-Sayed jabs CNN giving him 'non-consensual colonoscopy' in recent interviews.
    — , FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of jab

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