Thesaurus results for MALLET

mallet

noun

as in hammer

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Recent Examples of mallet 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 Some are clapperless, which means they must be struck with a mallet or drumstick and produce a sharp, solid tone. —

Bestreviews, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026 Lopatin used fast, percussive strikes to keep the score melodic, incorporating mallet strikes to mirror the ping-pong balls. —

Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 26 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mallet

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Alas, Shao Khan smashes Cole’s head with a hammer, Gallagher style, and shoves his body into a vat of acid.

— James Grebey, Vulture, 12 May 2026
The victim said that a man, identified in documents as 43-year-old Lance Tolbert, had emerged from one of the stalls and began attacking him with a hammer.

— WCCO Staff, CBS News, 10 May 2026