LACERATE in a Sentence

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He is a desperate slaveholder, who will shock the humanity of his non-slaveholding neighbors with the cries of his lacerated slave.

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 Meanings and Examples of LACERATE
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
lacerate
 a.  having edges that are jagged from injury
 v.  cut or tear irregularly
Classic Sentence:
1  And he kept drifting about to find Becky and lacerate her with the performance.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVIII
2  He is a desperate slaveholder, who will shock the humanity of his non-slaveholding neighbors with the cries of his lacerated slave.
The Narrative of the Life By Frederick Douglass
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
3  Master would keep this lacerated young woman tied up in this horrid situation four or five hours at a time.
The Narrative of the Life By Frederick Douglass
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
4  Her hands were sunburnt and all dotted with freckles, her forefinger was hardened and lacerated with the needle; she wore a cloak of coarse brown woollen stuff, a linen gown, and coarse shoes.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 4: CHAPTER I—ONE MOTHER MEETS ANOTHER MOTHER
5  Cosette had meant to scratch, and she lacerated.
Les Misérables 5 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 8: CHAPTER I—THE LOWER CHAMBER
6  The shot had frightfully lacerated her throat, leaving two gaping wounds from which, as well as the mouth, the blood was pouring in floods.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 45. The Rain of Blood.
7  As though he would say: "I am worrying you, I am lacerating your hearts, I am keeping everyone in the house awake."
Notes from the Underground By Feodor Dostoevsky
Context  Highlight   In PART 1: IV
8  Suddenly he again felt that he was alive and suffering from a burning, lacerating pain in his head.
War and Peace 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: CHAPTER XIX
9  If this letter lacerates you, do the same by it.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: CHAPTER IX—A MERRY END TO MIRTH
Example Sentence:
1  His leg was lacerated by the tiger's claws.
2  He received a depressed skull fracture and a brain laceration from the collision.
3  He also said the incident, which led to a lengthy operation to repair several deep lacerations to his left side, will not keep him from surfing again.
4  The boy had received horrific injuries in the attack, including lacerations to both arms.