Get to know Impalement better with 5 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like cruelty.
Impalement meaning
- The act of torturing or executing someone by impaling them on a sharp stake.
- The joining of two coats of arms on one shield.
- A space fenced in, such as by palings, possibly in the form of an enclosure or cup.
Synonyms of Impalement
Using Impalement
- The main meaning on this page is: The act of torturing or executing someone by impaling them on a sharp stake. | The joining of two coats of arms on one shield. | A space fenced in, such as by palings, possibly in the form of an enclosure or cup.
- Useful related words include: cruelty, inhuman treatment.
Context around Impalement
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Impalement
- In this selection, "impalement" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 27 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, partial and dividing stand out and add context to how "impalement" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include after partial impalement and man s impalement on the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "impalement" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with impalement
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Often, the victim was hoisted into the air after partial impalement. (11 words)
The New York Daily News printed a graphic photo of the young man's impalement on the front page. (19 words)
The centre of the shaft of such lances could be designed to be hollow, in order for it to break on impact, as a further safeguard against impalement. (28 words)
I bet if someone tried to serve Prince George an instant oat milk latte, he’d throw it back in their face and have them dragged away for a quick spot of torture and impalement in the palace dungeons (now Prince Andrew isn’t allowed to use them anymore). (49 words)
The centre of the shaft of such lances could be designed to be hollow, in order for it to break on impact, as a further safeguard against impalement. (28 words)
This can be done in a number of ways, of which the simplest is impalement : dividing the field per pale and putting one whole coat in each half. (28 words)
Example sentences (5)
I bet if someone tried to serve Prince George an instant oat milk latte, he’d throw it back in their face and have them dragged away for a quick spot of torture and impalement in the palace dungeons (now Prince Andrew isn’t allowed to use them anymore).
Often, the victim was hoisted into the air after partial impalement.
The centre of the shaft of such lances could be designed to be hollow, in order for it to break on impact, as a further safeguard against impalement.
The New York Daily News printed a graphic photo of the young man's impalement on the front page.
This can be done in a number of ways, of which the simplest is impalement : dividing the field per pale and putting one whole coat in each half.