Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for knobkerrie
Noun
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After that, my father consulted with our mailman, who went to his truck and returned with a large cannister of mace.—
Peter Hessler,
New Yorker,
31 May 2026 -
According to Chicago police, 53 people were arrested, and nine weapons were recovered—including guns, knives, tasers, and bear mace.—
Shardaa Gray,
CBS News,
27 May 2026
Noun
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Four were fishing with cane poles from a rickety dock.—
Byron W. Dalrymple,
Outdoor Life,
4 June 2026
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They can also be seen around mountains, swamps, cane thickets, wooded stream corridors, and rural habitats.—
Jack Armstrong,
Memphis Commercial Appeal,
3 June 2026
Noun
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Judges, attorneys, guardians and other court professionals have repeatedly used custody as a cudgel, according to some family court attorneys and advocates, punishing parents for their conduct by limiting their access to their children.—
Shira Moolten,
Sun Sentinel,
4 June 2026
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Linda wields her absolute power over Bradley like a cudgel, exploiting his helplessness to emotionally abuse and manipulate him.—
Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 May 2026
Noun
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One of her first acts on taking up the festival baton in 2025 was to reinstate the International Competition.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
8 June 2026
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In the audience will be Pink's mother — who took her to shows growing up in Philadelphia, instilling a love of musicals — and Pink's two children, a passing of the musical theater baton.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 June 2026
Noun
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Peaceful protest marches were met with truncheons and bullets, and within two days, hundreds of people lay dead — at the hands of their own military.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Oct. 2025
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Hundreds of people crowded the runway to greet Ali, pushing against a cordon of soldiers armed with truncheons.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Not since the segregationist Southern states deployed dogs, fire hoses and nightsticks against civil rights activists in the early 1960s has any government entity in the U.S. wielded force against its own citizens to this extent.—
Ronald Brownstein,
Mercury News,
23 Jan. 2026
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He was also accused of stabbing the boy with a knife, hitting him with a nightstick and slamming his head into a vehicle.—
Dale Denwalt,
Oklahoman,
20 Jan. 2026
Noun
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For decades, the Fifth Fleet has been the U.S.’s principle bludgeon to ensure freedom of navigation through the strait.—
Brian Bennett,
Time,
15 Apr. 2026
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Iran practices honest bludgeon work.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
4 Apr. 2026
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And almost certainly cross $1 billion globally, with $2 billy still in its sights.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
2 Jan. 2026
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Since then, billy woods has dropped Golliwog, while Elucid did the solo album Revelator.—
Matthew Strauss,
Pitchfork,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Knobkerrie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knobkerrie. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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