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The broomstick was created with the help of Amor, and the bride and groom hope to pass it down to her for her own special day.—Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026 Autumn Ness has great fun with the green-skinned Wicked Witch of the West, although emerging from the orchestra pit isn’t nearly as thrilling as flames and flights on a broomstick.—Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 25 Apr. 2026 The Department of Homeland Security itself repeated the officers' false narrative about Sosa-Celis and another man assaulting them with a shovel and broomstick, and federal assault charges against the two men were dropped.—Anthony Bettin, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026 In court, his siblings testified that Gabriel had been beaten with a wooden club and a broomstick, and tortured with pepper spray, Icy Hot, a metal hanger, a belt, lighters and BB guns, among other objects.—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for broomstick