billy club

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Recent Examples of billy club Law enforcement attacked 600 of the protesters with billy clubs and tear gas. Brittney Melton, NPR, 10 Mar. 2025 These include air rifles, paintball guns, combat gloves, billy clubs, swords, axes, slingshots, metal water bottles, aerosol cans, ladders, BB guns, pellet guns, nunchucks, shovels or other things that could be used to hurt people or damage property. Tamia Fowlkes, Journal Sentinel, 10 July 2024 The officers’ superior should give an order that if this happens again, use their billy clubs — start swinging and don’t stop until the screaming stops. Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 2 Feb. 2024 Then, police officers attacked protesters with billy clubs, dragging them out of Grant Park in a show of bloody force. Mitch Smith, New York Times, 8 May 2024 See All Example Sentences for billy club
Recent Examples of Synonyms for billy club
Noun
  • The interiors were inspired by its serene setting in the Serengeti and showcase African art, a neutral color palette, and natural textures, such as linen, clay, grass, and cane.
    Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 23 June 2025
  • Black spot spores can overwinter on rose canes and leaves.
    Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2025
Noun
  • Rena Frye, their mother, rushed to the defense of her sons; the police pinned her to a patrol vehicle, and the officers took a baton to Marquette.
    Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 14 June 2025
  • Some officers on the ground in recent days have worn basic uniforms, which include a handgun and a baton.
    Bora Erden, New York Times, 13 June 2025

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“Billy club.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/billy%20club. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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