mauled
Example Sentences
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He used to present as a staid mainline Episcopalian, but now he denounces that church and speaks of being “mauled by demons.”
From Salon
In another seminar, Praet showed off a police photograph of a man who had just been mauled by a police dog.
From Los Angeles Times
A man and a woman in charge of an American XL Bully called "Beast" that mauled Jack to death were jailed last year.
From BBC
Whatever tweaks were made to the run defense after the Steelers were mauled up front by the Ravens earlier this month are working.
From Seattle Times
The mother of a three-month-old girl mauled to death by a husky has admitted being responsible for the out-of-control dog that killed her daughter.
From BBC
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