battering ram
noun
1
: a military siege engine consisting of a large wooden beam with a head of iron used in ancient times to beat down the walls of a besieged place
2
: a heavy metal bar with handles used (as by firefighters) to batter down doors and walls
Examples of battering ram in a Sentence
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During the search, officers damaged Johnson’s property, including her garage door, which was smashed with a battering ram, the complaint says.
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Julia Marnin, Sacramento Bee, 5 Mar. 2024
Protestors in Mexico used a pickup truck as a battering ram to break down the doors of Mexico City’s National Palace, video shows.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2024
True to his brand, then, the president is set to embark on his reelection campaign with all the delicacy of a battering ram.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 3 Jan. 2024
Chemotherapy is like a battering ram where aggressive strikes are a good strategy.
—Carla K. Johnson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Feb. 2024
In January 2015, Meadows and Jordan formed the House Freedom Caucus as a battering ram to oppose the Republican leadership.
—Robert Draper, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2024
This year, Hess is offering a Police Truck and Cruiser (one of which comes with a slide-out battering ram and the other promises ‘wheelie poppin’ action’).
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2023
But because the book came out in 1980, Bangs hadn’t yet had a chance to hear Iron Maiden, who sounded not just like a battering ram, but also a fighter jet, a thousand charging horses, and an air-raid siren all at the same time.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2023
But, because of its deep pockets and flair for mischief-making, the party has emerged as Russia’s most potent battering ram against Moldova’s shift toward the West.
—Andrew Higgins, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2023
Julia Marnin, Sacramento Bee, 5 Mar. 2024
Protestors in Mexico used a pickup truck as a battering ram to break down the doors of Mexico City’s National Palace, video shows.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2024
True to his brand, then, the president is set to embark on his reelection campaign with all the delicacy of a battering ram.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 3 Jan. 2024
Chemotherapy is like a battering ram where aggressive strikes are a good strategy.
—Carla K. Johnson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Feb. 2024
In January 2015, Meadows and Jordan formed the House Freedom Caucus as a battering ram to oppose the Republican leadership.
—Robert Draper, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2024
This year, Hess is offering a Police Truck and Cruiser (one of which comes with a slide-out battering ram and the other promises ‘wheelie poppin’ action’).
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2023
But because the book came out in 1980, Bangs hadn’t yet had a chance to hear Iron Maiden, who sounded not just like a battering ram, but also a fighter jet, a thousand charging horses, and an air-raid siren all at the same time.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2023
But, because of its deep pockets and flair for mischief-making, the party has emerged as Russia’s most potent battering ram against Moldova’s shift toward the West.
—Andrew Higgins, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2023
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