machete
noun
ma·chete
mə-ˈshe-tē 
-ˈche-;
-ˈshet
: a large heavy knife used for cutting sugarcane and underbrush and as a weapon
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So our list of regenerative agricultural practices that are suitable for the coffee sector are, for instance, to cut the arms with the scissor and not with the machete.
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Christopher Marquis, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
The brother grabbed a machete and engaged his father, who’s accused of stabbing him during the fight, prosecutors said.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
Ortega’s accomplice, who is still being sought, threatened the victim with a machete before running off with the victim’s laptop, wallet, credit cards, and cell phone, officials said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025
Listen to this article A man posing as a mourner planning a memorial at a Harlem mortuary waited for his accomplice to burst into the funeral home, before the two men beat up the director and threatened him with a machete during a terrifying, caught-on-camera robbery, police said Thursday.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025
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Christopher Marquis, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
The brother grabbed a machete and engaged his father, who’s accused of stabbing him during the fight, prosecutors said.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
Ortega’s accomplice, who is still being sought, threatened the victim with a machete before running off with the victim’s laptop, wallet, credit cards, and cell phone, officials said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025
Listen to this article A man posing as a mourner planning a memorial at a Harlem mortuary waited for his accomplice to burst into the funeral home, before the two men beat up the director and threatened him with a machete during a terrifying, caught-on-camera robbery, police said Thursday.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for machete
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machete
noun
ma·chete
mə-ˈshet-ē
-ˈchet-ē;
mə-ˈshet
: a large heavy knife used especially for cutting sugarcane and underbrush and as a weapon
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