mallet

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Recent Examples of mallet Security footage also captured him near a drainage ditch where police found a rubber mallet and cell phone. Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2025 One assailant wielding some sort of club or mallet struck CNN’s vehicle, shattering the rear window as our team sped off. Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 14 July 2025 Whirring drills, cranking wrenches and the pounding of rubber mallets give everything a productive, almost musical soundtrack. The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2025 And does Elijah, who seems like a bright kid, really believe Joseph survived being flattened by a mallet? Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 29 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for mallet
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mallet
Noun
  • Auto stores also often sell emergency escape kits with hammer-like tools that can help break the windows, seat-belt cutters and more.
    Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 15 Oct. 2025
  • For example, a bone hammer also makes an excellent tool for breaking chips off meteorite samples!
    Suzanne Wright, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Many a United fan and commentator expected Amorim to test his 6ft 5in sledgehammer of a striker against Slot’s back line from the off.
    Carl Anka, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Balmer was seen striking multiple doors with the sledgehammer but was unable to break through.
    Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • X-ray studies show the spray comes in rapid pulses, like a tiny machine gun, generated by a passive valve-and-membrane system that cycles pressure safely without cooking the beetle itself.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
  • TikTok has also fueled interest in colorful beetle and moth costumes, with creators showing off bold, iridescent patterns and playful, over-the-top designs.
    Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The half ended with the Free Jacks once again putting the Sabercats under pressure, trying to force their way over the tryline through a rolling maul, and twice failing to score.
    Vitas Carosella, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
  • Minutes later, Hanover scored back-to-back tries with near identical mauls down the sideline.
    Marcello Rossetti, Boston Herald, 14 June 2025
Noun
  • The gavel continued to crack, Lawson kept speaking but was quickly surrounded by police.
    Chris Yogerst, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Republicans toppled the Democrats’ huge House majority and seized the speaker’s gavel from Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) by gaining 63 seats, mostly by running on a pro-repeal message.
    W. James Antle III, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Soon after, images of Blair walking red carpets with a jeweled cane went viral, symbolizing a new kind of beauty and strength.
    Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 10 Oct. 2025
  • One older woman, sparkling in a long gown, worked the carpet before collecting her cane and a Neiman’s shopping bag from a handler.
    Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2025

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“Mallet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mallet. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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