mallet

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Recent Examples of mallet Requires a hammer, mallet or rolling pin. Reia Li, AZCentral.com, 22 Mar. 2026 After placing the chicken between sheets of heavy-duty plastic wrap, use a meat mallet or rolling pin to help flatten the chicken to a uniform thickness. Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 5 Mar. 2026 Using a large mallet, the magician hammers the automaton, played in the film by a real-life human actor, into smaller and smaller sizes. G. Allen Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Feb. 2026 To achieve this, place the breasts, one at a time, in a resealable plastic bag or between two sheets of parchment, and gently pound them with a meat mallet, rolling pin, or potato masher until evenly flattened. John Becker, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mallet
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Noun
  • Iwerks worked with Bonnie Wild, a sound mixer whose credits include multiple Marvel and Star Wars projects, to piece together all of the sound from scratch — every creak of metal, every footstep and hammer, and every tractor driving across concrete.
    Matthew Jacobs, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2026
  • That might mean a good old-fashioned claw hammer and a smaller ball-peen hammer.
    Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 11 June 2026
Noun
  • The men found information on target businesses and used pry bars and sledgehammers to break into buildings and open safes that stored pull-tab proceeds, the complaint states.
    Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 28 May 2026
  • Then there is Illan Meslier, the former first-choice goalkeeper who sent a message as subtle as a sledgehammer with his extended farewell to Elland Road last weekend.
    Beren Cross, New York Times, 25 May 2026
Noun
  • This longhorn beetle and its larvae can chomp their way through the state’s valuable blueberry fields.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 3 June 2026
  • The light is created by bioluminescence, a chemical reaction allowing the beetle to convert energy into light.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 31 May 2026
Noun
  • Despite losing winger Francesca Granzotto to the sin-bin for a tip tackle, Italy secured victory when the pack walked a maul 15 meters and laid on a try for player-of-the-match flyhalf Veronica Madia with 11 minutes left.
    ABC News, ABC News, 17 May 2026
  • While many college corners lean on lax officiating to grab and maul, Johnson stays disciplined.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Metro is expected to formally pass the gavel to Bass as part of the transit organization’s annual State of the Agency event in the summer.
    City News Service, Daily News, 28 May 2026
  • But in a matter of days, the race for control of the House — and the speaker’s gavel — was dramatically reset by back-to-back court rulings that wiped out the Democratic gains in Virginia and now threaten to erode Black representation by Democrats in the Deep South.
    Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • But his parents hope that the teen, who uses a wheelchair or cane for mobility, will continue to gain independence.
    Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026
  • In its most scenic moments, the train wanders along the island’s coastline and through rainforest, and sugar cane fields.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 9 June 2026

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“Mallet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mallet. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.

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