nightstick

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Recent Examples of nightstick No shots were fired, but many were struck with nightsticks and rifle butts, and about 250 were arrested. Mark Jones, The Arizona Republic, 21 Oct. 2024 There would be fire hoses and spitting dogs and police nightsticks to contend with. Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2025 No shots were fired, but many were struck with nightsticks and rifle butts, and about 250 were arrested. Mark Jones, The Arizona Republic, 21 Oct. 2024 Some officers wielded nightsticks to force demonstrators out of the parks. Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 27 Apr. 2024 See All Example Sentences for nightstick
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Noun
  • Other dolls in the Fashionistas line include a blind Barbie who carries a cane, a Barbie with Down syndrome, and a Barbie who uses a wheelchair.
    Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 8 July 2025
  • Her patient that day last November used a cane, and Jiménez planned to park close so that her patient wouldn’t have to walk too far.
    Dave Altimari, ProPublica, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • Comey delivered her most fiery remarks yet, taking the baton after fellow prosecutor Christy Slavik delivered a five-hour closing argument on Thursday.
    Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 27 June 2025
  • Body camera and security footage captured during the rescue, shared by Corona Police on Facebook, showed police through the window of a blue sedan before one of the officers used a baton to smash the front driver’s side window to gain access to the vehicle.
    Abigail Adams, People.com, 26 June 2025

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“Nightstick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nightstick. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.

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