Examples of nightstick in a Sentence
police officers fitted out with nightsticks and handcuffs
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Her eyes are big and sad, and her index finger touches the tip of the nightstick hanging from the policeman’s belt.
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Daniel Alarcón, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
This, in turn, provoked police to wade into the crowd, beating people with nightsticks.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 10 June 2025
Also called a nightstick, the baton is essentially a club with a handle, often used for crowd control.
—Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 10 June 2025
And don’t let me get started on shinin the nightstick.
—Sidik Fofana, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
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Daniel Alarcón, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
This, in turn, provoked police to wade into the crowd, beating people with nightsticks.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 10 June 2025
Also called a nightstick, the baton is essentially a club with a handle, often used for crowd control.
—Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 10 June 2025
And don’t let me get started on shinin the nightstick.
—Sidik Fofana, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
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“Nightstick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nightstick. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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nightstick
noun
night·stick
-ˌstik 
: a police officer's club
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