hammer and sickle

noun

Definition of hammer and sickle

: an emblem consisting of a crossed hammer and sickle used especially as a symbol of Soviet Communism

Examples of hammer and sickle in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Popular right-wing influencers who appeared shaken by the day’s events agreed that the tattoo was definitely a hammer and sickle, indicating that the man was a communist infiltrator in (lazy) disguise. — Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, "Watching MAGA World Fracture in Real Time," 8 Jan. 2021 The spray paint also included a picture of a hammer and sickle. — Fox News, "Election Day anti-voting message spray-painted on Kansas City's World War I Museum," 3 Nov. 2020 The game starts with a full-screen image of the hammer and sickle designed by Michal Hlaváč, who was 14 at that time, and worked with his younger brother, Juraj, who was only 10. — Andrada Fiscutean, Ars Technica, "How Indiana Jones, Rambo, and others ended up in 1980s Czechoslovak text-adventures," 23 Oct. 2020 The next day, the account posted a hammer and sickle crossed out by a bloody red circle. — Sam Adler-bell, The New Republic, "How Police Unions Bully Politicians," 20 Oct. 2020 Pan-democratic parties distributed placards denouncing the extradition law and lampooning Hong Kong’s pro-Beijing leader, Carrie Lam, with the Communist hammer and sickle over her eye. — Washington Post, "Hundreds of thousands in Hong Kong protest law to allow extraditions to China," 10 June 2019 Do not follow the advice of Twitter communists and stage a rent strike with hammer and sickle in hand, tempting as that might be. — Vicky Spratt, refinery29.com, "Can’t Afford Your Rent Anymore? Experts Explain Your Options," 26 Mar. 2020 His backdrop was a bright red poster depicting the Soviet hammer and sickle emblem and the famous St. Basil’s Cathedral in Moscow’s Red Square. — Alan Fram And Matthew Daly, chicagotribune.com, "Trump impeachment inquiry takes big step forward: House approves rules outlining how closed-door depositions will become public," 31 Oct. 2019 Transnistria is the only place in the world whose national symbol is still the Soviet hammer and sickle. — Cnaan Liphshiz, sun-sentinel.com, "Transnistria looks like a Soviet state frozen in time," 20 Sep. 2019

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“Hammer and sickle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hammer%20and%20sickle. Accessed 18 Apr. 2021.

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