Thesaurus results for IMPALE

impale

verb

im-ˈpāl

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 And if their incisors grow too long, the animals can fatally impale their lower jaw, the National Wildlife Federation said. —

Kate Perez, USA Today, 1 Feb. 2026 But then Linda goes chasing a wild boar through the jungle while toting a bamboo spear, and impales it to death in a gleefully gratuitous scene of CGI gore. —

David Sims, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2026 Lind, left impaled through the torso by a samurai sword, fatally shot Borhanian in self-defense. —

Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 29 Jan. 2026 Thankfully, at that moment, the one survivor who escaped the Jimmies' clutches, a pregnant woman named Cathy (Mirren Mack) who has been hiding in the rafters watching these horrors unfold, unhitches a large hook that swings down and impales Jimmima in the back of the head. —

Megan McCluskey, Time, 16 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for impale

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In a lawsuit, Nicholas Parszik and his parents alleged that Rivers stabbed Nicholas, then 8, while the two boys were playing video games in the garage of Nicholas’ San Pedro home on July 30, 2016.

— Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
After being questioned by Charlotte County detectives, Giblin allegedly confessed to stabbing Bradley after an argument.

— Alyssa Dzikowski, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026