billy club

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Recent Examples of billy club The officers’ superior should give an order that if this happens again, use their billy clubs — start swinging and don’t stop until the screaming stops. Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 2 Feb. 2024 Then, police officers attacked protesters with billy clubs, dragging them out of Grant Park in a show of bloody force. Mitch Smith, New York Times, 8 May 2024 Have some form of self-protection such as mace, pepper spray, a taser, a crowbar, a billy club, a small baseball bat or a metal flashlight. Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 23 Apr. 2024 Benitez’s latest ruling on billy clubs also faces further review. Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2024 See All Example Sentences for billy club
Recent Examples of Synonyms for billy club
Noun
  • Greer kicked him in the ribs, stomped on his head and picked up Snellings’ cane and hit the victim with it, Hoffman said.
    Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 May 2025
  • Some carried their work briefcases, some American flags, some walked with canes, and others were pushed in wheelchairs…304,000 of them had been wounded in Vietnam.
    Stan Godlewski, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2025
Noun
  • Five officers, who are also Black, caught up with him and punched, kicked and hit him with a police baton while trying to handcuff him.
    Jade Walker, CNN Money, 8 May 2025
  • Mills acknowledged that the officers were afraid and exhausted, but said some of the methods used on Nichols complied with police department policies, including using wrist locks and hitting with a baton.
    Adrian Sainz, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2025

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“Billy club.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/billy%20club. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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