billy club

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Recent Examples of billy club On that day, civil rights marchers, protesting for voting rights for Black Americans, were attacked by state troopers with tear gas, billy clubs, and horses. Kathy Schmitz, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2025 Mayhem erupted when the strikers were attacked with tear gas and billy clubs. Heller McAlpin, Christian Science Monitor, 3 June 2025 As the handmaids spill into the crowd, using their knives at will, Phoebe gets hold of a gun and a billy club and uses both as though she’s been professionally trained. Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 20 May 2025 Law enforcement attacked 600 of the protesters with billy clubs and tear gas. Brittney Melton, NPR, 10 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for billy club
Recent Examples of Synonyms for billy club
Noun
  • Brazil’s ethanol pivot and India’s sugar imports Higher energy prices are also making ethanol more attractive relative to sugar in Brazil, where mills can shift cane between the two products.
    Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Police said Strode walks with a cane, usually wears sunglasses and carries a medical alert necklace.
    Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The Unbadged invited people to submit videos of personnel who used batons and tear gas against protestors without wearing a name badge, which police are legally required to wear.
    Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Police found a collapsible baton inside the bag, but have not recovered any political leaflets that would suggest an act of protest.
    Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 28 Aug. 2026

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“Billy club.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/billy%20club. Accessed 10 Sep. 2026.

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