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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 Grab your wands and polish your broomsticks, because Hogwarts is calling.—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026 Yet here the Knicks are, on the receiving end of the regular season broomsticks broken out by the Detroit Pistons, who — without their two centers Jalen Duren and Isaiah Stewart–beat the Knicks handily to advance to a 3-0 record with a 126-111 victory a Madison Square Garden on Thursday.—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for broomstick