badly maul
Frequency: 6.50.8 per million words
describes the intense and violent nature of the attack
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Examples (10)
- She was badly mauled by a lion.
- The hiker was badly mauled by a bear in the wilderness.
- After the attack, the victim was left badly mauled and injured.
- A stray dog badly mauled the child's arm.
- The security guard's face was badly mauled during the struggle.
- Rescuers found the animal badly mauled near the roadside.
- He narrowly escaped being badly mauled by the aggressive dog.
- The witness described how the wolf badly mauled its prey.
- Despite his efforts, his leg was badly mauled by the machinery.
- The veteran boxer had his face badly mauled in the final round.