as in stabbed
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 impaled
Heads get crushed, fingers get cut off, bodies get impaled, and more.
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Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 7 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
After first threatening to kill Hole, Barli instead jumps out of his fifth-floor balcony window, where he is impaled on an outdoor rotary clothes airer stationed in the garden below.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026
The few Alawite religious leaders who dared to remain in Aleppo and resist were captured, impaled on metal spikes, and displayed in public squares.
—Literary Hub, 4 Mar. 2026
The Ghostface killer attacks them, leaving two dead, including Lucas, impaled on a sharp beer tap handle.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Mar. 2026
Lean too hard on one wall of the kitchen, and you might actually be impaled.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 9 Feb. 2026
Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 7 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
After first threatening to kill Hole, Barli instead jumps out of his fifth-floor balcony window, where he is impaled on an outdoor rotary clothes airer stationed in the garden below.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026
The few Alawite religious leaders who dared to remain in Aleppo and resist were captured, impaled on metal spikes, and displayed in public squares.
—Literary Hub, 4 Mar. 2026
The Ghostface killer attacks them, leaving two dead, including Lucas, impaled on a sharp beer tap handle.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Mar. 2026
Lean too hard on one wall of the kitchen, and you might actually be impaled.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 9 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impaled
Verb
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The assailant stabbed the pope with a bayonet, but the assassination attempt was unsuccessful.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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Despite attempts to de-escalate the situation, the suspect pulled out a knife and stabbed one of the officers multiple times.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
6 May 2026
Verb
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His most severe injuries were to his eyes, which were pierced with shrapnel.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
6 May 2026
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One of the bullets pierced Bradley’s heart and lung, Meyer said.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2026
Verb
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Vanderbilt suffered a dislocated right pinkie, team sources confirmed, with photos and video appearing to show the joint having punctured the skin.—
Dan Woike,
New York Times,
6 May 2026
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By the end of the learning unit, Burton said growth in the children could be seen as their vocabularies expanded to using words such as thermometer, blood pressure and punctured.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The boxers, aged 40 and 42 respectively, threw hopeful knockout punches and barely jabbed.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Apr. 2026
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The casting director playfully jabbed Anderson in her acceptance speech, referencing the filmmaker's 14 career Oscar nominations without a victory.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Here are their answers, including one so evocative it was picked twice.—
Time,
Time,
6 May 2026
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That’s right, Rob Shuter is saying that Lively has already picked her dress for Taylor Swift’s wedding.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
6 May 2026
Verb
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With Venus in Gemini aligning with Pluto in Aquarius, honest conversations help shift situations that have been stuck.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
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But as OutKick’s Joe Kinsey noted, the platform would often combine WNBA and NFL games, leaving subscribers stuck watching both.—
Bobby Burack OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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