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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During the confrontation, the suspect pulled out a machete, lunged at the victim and swung the weapon toward him but missed.
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Bay City News Service, Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2026
However, all the machetes carried by the locals were gone.
—Delbert L. Chears, Outdoor Life, 5 Mar. 2026
Law enforcement officers swarmed an Oakland Park neighborhood early Thursday morning after a Broward sheriff's deputy shot and killed a man armed with a machete, authorities said.
—Steve Maugeri, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
The machete-wielding, fentanyl-dealing community.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 4 Mar. 2026
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Bay City News Service, Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2026
However, all the machetes carried by the locals were gone.
—Delbert L. Chears, Outdoor Life, 5 Mar. 2026
Law enforcement officers swarmed an Oakland Park neighborhood early Thursday morning after a Broward sheriff's deputy shot and killed a man armed with a machete, authorities said.
—Steve Maugeri, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
The machete-wielding, fentanyl-dealing community.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 4 Mar. 2026
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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