I learned the word "disembowel" at age 5 because of him. From Wordnik.com. [kevynwight Diary Entry] Reference
A plung. ing slash, she knew, might disembowel her. From Wordnik.com. [Guardsman Of Gor]
I thought she was going to spontaneously disembowel. From Wordnik.com. [bettyalready Diary Entry] Reference
I had to look up "eviscerate" ... it means to disembowel. From Wordnik.com. [A Guide to Hand-Kissing] Reference
He'll disembowel someone so gently even they won't notice. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
I have here the hostages of Acharnae; I shall disembowel them. From Wordnik.com. [The Acharnians] Reference
Tried to disembowel me with a linoleum knife when I protested. From Wordnik.com. [Ripping Time]
Ubi might coexist with him but Archie'd disembowel him just to keep in practice. From Wordnik.com. [The Burglar Who Studied Spinoza]
More than 3,000 known lynchings helped disembowel the African-American franchise. From Wordnik.com. [Harvey Wasserman: Can a Civil Rights/Feminist Presidential Union Put John Edwards on the Supreme Court?] Reference
And the hate said: Let us stone and disembowel and burn the ones who did this thing. From Wordnik.com. [A Canticle for Leibowitz]
She might personally fly out to the country to disembowel him, but he had to tell her. From Wordnik.com. [Mind Meld]
More than twenty feet tall, shambling, with great digging-claws which could disembowel. From Wordnik.com. [The Fate of the Phoenix]
I and many other students of the time used to shout cheerfully "disembowel Enoch Powell". From Wordnik.com. [A Clash of Civilisations?] Reference
One is afraid to eat for fear of being poisoned, and another wants to disembowel himself. From Wordnik.com. [Fifteen Years in Hell] Reference
Useless to trust to the Victorians, who disembowel, or to the living, who are mere publicists. From Wordnik.com. [Jacob's Room] Reference
If he flounders, he could be gone by Christmas, after which his party might simply disembowel itself. From Wordnik.com. [John Rentoul today puts Trevor Kavanagh and myself in the...] Reference
We decided to let Chopin play with Henry, but instead the Chopes tried to disembowel the little fella. From Wordnik.com. [5/6/02 When I was talking] Reference
Better to disembowel ourselves like Mark Anthony, or just lie down and die for love like Barbry Allen. From Wordnik.com. [WASN'T THE GRASS GREENER A Curmudgeon's Fond Memories]
Get 'is claws into us and' e'd disembowel us as slowly as possible, lookin 'into our eyes all the while. From Wordnik.com. [The Time of the Transference]
"What kind of animal do you have here that strangles people before they disembowel and eat 'em, Preacher?". From Wordnik.com. [Acorna's Rebels]
Men who had been trying to disembowel each other at sunrise talking, an hour later, in flowery compliments. From Wordnik.com. [Sharpe's Rifles]
Sure, it excites their base but their base would gladly disembowel children at the altar of neoconservatism. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » O’Reilly Responds: “What I Said Isn’t Controversial. What I Said Needed to Be Said.”] Reference
They had lethal claws on all four limbs; one swipe of a forearm would disembowel a man, spilling his guts out. From Wordnik.com. [Jurassic Park]
Legislators learn that if they vote to disembowel reform they'll be amply rewarded with campaign contributions. From Wordnik.com. [Robert L. Borosage: Health Care Reform: Time to Go All In] Reference
In the end, after he begins to bore you, disembowel him with a swipe of claws and eat the fresh, dripping meat. From Wordnik.com. [Inconstant Star]
Ah! by Zeus! you know not now what I am worth; but you will know when you disembowel the old Heliast's money-bag. From Wordnik.com. [The Wasps] Reference
By the time they reached the Audience Chamber, Skan was so angry he was just about ready to disembowel something. From Wordnik.com. [The White Gryphon]
If the man tried to resist, the panther could rake open his victim's belly with his hind claws, and disembowel him. From Wordnik.com. [Conan the Fearless]
Ordered to outrage their fathers or disembowel their mothers, they did it as calmly as they did nothing, or did well. From Wordnik.com. [Seven Pillars of Wisdom] Reference
We hear "The Punisher" was trying to make a run at No. 1 but backed off after Uma Thurman threatened to disembowel it. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 19, 2004] Reference
You know in the Spanish inquisition they used an iron knife to disembowel people but now we use stainless steel Ginsus!. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » No One Expects The Spanish Inquisition] Reference
'They are so keen for applause they disembowel themselves as an encore, then they want to sue the audience for damages.'. From Wordnik.com. [Funeral In Berlin]
Blackwater mentalities that disembowel righteousness using salesmanship and rapier tongues as opposed to cold steel swords. From Wordnik.com. [HIRED GUNS] Reference
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