Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for knobkerries
Noun
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After about a minute and half, Mauldin said, police began to attack the demonstrators with billy clubs.—
Maya Miller,
ProPublica,
15 May 2026 -
Mayhem erupted when the strikers were attacked with tear gas and billy clubs.—
Heller McAlpin,
Christian Science Monitor,
3 June 2025
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When words lose their original meanings and are repurposed as verbal cudgels, the public sphere becomes a jungle of denunciation, intimidation, and even violence.—
Ian Buruma,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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While the conservative pushback and Trump’s cudgels are encouraging some companies to abandon formal DEI policies, analysts say an emphasis on diversity continues and is quietly evolving beneath the surface.—
William Becker,
The Hill,
11 Aug. 2025
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In all, 1,900 volunteer marshals, most from the East End and equipped with yellow batons, seem to be cherishing their assignments.—
Jennifer McLogan,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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Silvera is especially fond of a moment in which the Swordsman uses Daredevil’s batons.—
Aaron Couch,
HollywoodReporter,
9 June 2026
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The edible fruit can be used to make jelly, but watch for thorns on the shrub’s canes.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
27 May 2026
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More to Explore Many of the human props—canes, top hats, desks—used in primate taxidermy became unfashionable in the first half of the nineteenth century, but there were still throwbacks.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
18 May 2026
Noun
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In addition to the kite, the purchase comes with extra rods and a storage case.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
12 June 2026
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Pegboards can be customized with baskets, shelves, rods, hooks, and more to make storing nearly anything a breeze.—
Better Homes & Gardens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 June 2026
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No shots were fired, but many were struck with nightsticks and rifle butts, and about 250 were arrested.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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There’s Xi Jinping mogging Bibi Netanyahu while deafeningly aggro phonk bludgeons away; hype montages paint Marx as history’s greatest theorist and pair Zohran Mamdani quotes with Playboi Carti Die Lit cuts.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
24 Oct. 2025
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Legette said that he’s made several of the changes the coaching and training staffs have wanted to see from him this offseason.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
11 June 2026
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The news and editorial staffs of The Denver Post had no role in this post’s preparation.—
Sponsored Content,
Denver Post,
9 June 2026
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“Knobkerries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knobkerries. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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