brandishes

present tense third-person singular of brandish

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of brandishes The actor playing Brown wears a red hooded sweatshirt and brandishes a pocket knife similar to the one police say Brown used to fatally stab Zarutska. Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2025 When a trompo taco is ordered, a cook brandishes a knife of ferocious sharpness, shaving a thin, broad piece large enough to overhang the corn tortilla it’s laid upon. Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brandishes
Verb
  • In Los Angeles, Justin Bieber takes the court for some basketball, a pregnant Cardi B waves her arms and Glen Powell and Peyton Manning are all smiles at the Chad Powers premiere.
    Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
  • After the Hunt star Andrew Garfield waves to attendees of the red carpet premiere of the film in Venice on Friday.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • After Beijing announces that major Taiwan ports have been mined, sea traffic to Taiwan nosedives as shipping insurance rates soar.
    Charlie Campbell, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Netflix announces new Kennedy family series One of America’s most famous families is getting the Netflix treatment.
    Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • At present, an interstitial pop-up advertises Reishi as 25 percent off; purchasing six sheets or more unlocks 50 percent off.
    Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Tracfone advertises download speeds ranging from 20 to 200Mbps and uploads of 3 to 15Mbps for this service.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Loom is a tech platform that connects users with designers to upcycle unworn clothes, PulpaTronics produces metal-free, chip-less RFID paper tags and Renasens creates waterless, chemical-free technology that turns blended textile waste into raw materials.
    Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Cocoa prices have more than doubled over the past two years because of poor weather and blights in West Africa, which produces more than 70% of the world’s cocoa.
    Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025

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“Brandishes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brandishes. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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