badly mutilate

Frequency: 8.00.5 per million words

to damage something severely by violent action.

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Examples (10)

  • A lot of the bodies had been badly mutilated.
  • The ancient manuscript was badly mutilated by fire.
  • The car was badly mutilated in the accident.
  • Vandals had badly mutilated the statue in the park.
  • His reputation was badly mutilated by the false accusations.
  • The historical document had been badly mutilated over the centuries.
  • She was shocked to see how badly the painting had been mutilated.
  • The attacker badly mutilated the victim's face.
  • They found the evidence badly mutilated beyond recognition.
  • The explosion badly mutilated the building's facade.