impale vs run through

impale

verb
  • To pierce with a pale; to put to death by fixing on a sharp stake. 

  • To pierce (something) with any long, pointed object. 

  • To place two coats of arms side by side on the same shield (often those of two spouses upon marriage). 

  • To enclose or fence with stakes. 

run through

verb
  • To impale a person with a blade, usually a sword. 

  • To repeat something. 

  • To summarise briefly. 

  • To use completely, in a short space of time. Usually money. 

  • Of a waterway, to flow through an area. 

  • To go through hastily. 

  • Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see run, through. 

  • To fuck. 

  • To inform or educate someone, typically of a new concept or a concept particular to an organization or industry 

  • To pervade, of a quality that is characteristic of a group, organisation, or system. 

How often have the words impale and run through occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )