How do you use Impaling in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Impaling meaning
present participle and gerund of impale
Using Impaling
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of impale
- In the example corpus, impaling often appears in combinations such as: after impaling, impaling white.
Context around Impaling
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 6 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 12 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Impaling
- In this selection, "impaling" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, fell, creature, hand, himself, spike and dracula stand out and add context to how "impaling" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include ahead and impaling itself beneath and and fell impaling himself on. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "impaling" sits close to words such as aaronson, abai and abass, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with impaling
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The the atrocities included impaling and grilling people alive. (9 words)
The first trailer for depicts a blue tentacle creature impaling a Combine soldier. (13 words)
He's dried out and vulnerable, but the brawl culminates in him impaling her with a spear. (17 words)
Gareth John Wilson, 54, an engineer from Staines, Surrey, was reportedly "impaled" in his home in Pattaya, Thailand on April 3. Reports suggest he met a grim end after he slipped and fell, impaling himself on a glass door in his bathroom. (42 words)
During his fight with Naruto and Sasuke as "Jigen," Isshiki demonstrated just how devastating the Sukunahikona technique is in battle, as he could hit his opponents with something like a toothpick, and then expand it into an impaling spike. (39 words)
In 1942, a husband and wife named Neil and Carl Fletcher are said to have come up with the idea of impaling a hot dog on a stick, dipping it in cornmeal batter, and then frying it. (37 words)
Example sentences (12)
He's dried out and vulnerable, but the brawl culminates in him impaling her with a spear.
In 1942, a husband and wife named Neil and Carl Fletcher are said to have come up with the idea of impaling a hot dog on a stick, dipping it in cornmeal batter, and then frying it.
Stabbing a more powerful demon could result in some irritation, but impaling them in the right spot would end their lives for good.
Gareth John Wilson, 54, an engineer from Staines, Surrey, was reportedly "impaled" in his home in Pattaya, Thailand on April 3. Reports suggest he met a grim end after he slipped and fell, impaling himself on a glass door in his bathroom.
During his fight with Naruto and Sasuke as "Jigen," Isshiki demonstrated just how devastating the Sukunahikona technique is in battle, as he could hit his opponents with something like a toothpick, and then expand it into an impaling spike.
The first trailer for depicts a blue tentacle creature impaling a Combine soldier.
A savage battle took place at the Batcave where prevailed by impaling Dracula on a tree that was struck by lightning.
The pair fight, but Jingles ultimately gets the upper hand, impaling Richard's head on a tree branch and presumably ending the Night Stalker.
In 2016, a Tesla owner in Utah said his Model S went rogue after he'd parked it, lurching ahead and impaling itself beneath a parked trailer.
Different weapons can cause different 'types' of damage, ranging from crushing (a club or mace), impaling (a spear or arrow), cutting (most swords and axes), piercing (bullets), and so on.
Prey capture is facilitated by the impaling of the prey animal on the sharp teeth, after which the pike retreats to cover, turns the prey around, and swallows it, head first.
The the atrocities included impaling and grilling people alive.
Common combinations with impaling
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: