There is no way to be truly great in this world. We are all impaled on the crook of conditioning.
Source: tatoeba (3037420)
Impaled
/ɪmˈpeɪld/
Synonyms for "impaled" (11 found)
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I'd prefer not to receive any pictures of fairies being impaled on a unicorn's horn while clowns on unicycles laugh in the background.
Source: tatoeba (6397800)
He impaled himself in the leg jumping from the helicopter.
Source: tatoeba (6616479)
"She herself hurled the swift lightning bolt of Jupiter from the clouds, scattered the boats, and overturned the seas with the winds; she snatched him in a whirlwind while he was breathing out flames from his pierced chest, and impaled him on a sharp rock."
Source: tatoeba (6617182)
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