Beside the word Christos was a stick man with his hair radiating from his head like spines, and other heads impaled on each spine.

As they approached, the light of the torch illuminated the dark stains running down its length, and the head impaled on the end.

He would be dead by the dawn, his head impaled on a spike above the gates.

To her right, a crystal globe lay supported in the coils of a brass snake, its head impaled on the north pole, staring languidly at the world.

Conversely, the mailing of letters containing the words "kill Reagan" and depicting the President's bleeding head impaled on a stake was considered a serious threat.

When I was 16, I got hit by a car and got my head impaled on the hood ornament.

He took in the hanging corpses, the heads impaled on spikes, and his heart hardened.

This story is commemorated on the chief's shield which shows three wolves' heads impaled on daggers or Dirks.

"I'd recommend a simple dismemberment, with the head impaled on a pole above the city gates."