pistol-whip

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Recent Examples of pistol-whip The Italian man was allegedly bound by his wrists, pistol-whipped and had a chainsaw used on his leg, among other violent acts. Thomas Brewster, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025 In September 2024, a Texas woman was robbed at gunpoint, pistol-whipped and tied up in her Dallas-area home located in the ritzy neighborhood of Bluffview, where the average home value is $880,000, according to Zillow. Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2025 The other men tried to stop the fight, but Moua took out a gun and tried to pistol-whip Yang in the face. Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 22 Apr. 2025 Reddit user u/mmm-pistol-whip from Providence, Rhode Island, took to social media on December 28 to show the state of his girlfriend's room after testing out the new humidifier. Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pistol-whip
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pistol-whip
Verb
  • The Speccie’s star columnist is the rudest man in Christendom, the Godzilla of contumely, an all-time non-sufferer of fools who horsewhips his targets the way Hunter S. Thompson and Christopher Hitchens once did.
    Kyle Smith, National Review, 23 Apr. 2020
  • In reality, Watson wasn’t a bar fighter or famous for horsewhipping cowboys.
    Eliza McGraw, Smithsonian, 12 Mar. 2018
Verb
  • In recent times, the series has been painstakingly flagellating itself for the past.
    Diego Argüello, Rolling Stone, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Stephens would do well to stop flagellating himself and the Never Trumpers and instead join democracy advocates in defending the rule of law in a dangerous new world.
    DP Opinion, The Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Mirrors have a patina, coffee tables are leathered and trunk-like.
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2025
  • In September, Polène unveiled a collaboration with Chinese glass artist Jinya Zhao, which took the shape of a geometric sculpture made of blown glass and leather off-cuts and created in two watercolor gradients of lavender and amber.
    Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Visuals also showed some people receiving CPR. Uncontrollable crowd Police started caning people at one gate, leading to more chaos, said Mithun Singh, a software engineer among the crowd.
    USA Today, USA Today, 5 June 2025
  • Both failed to fire, and the hero of the Battle of New Orleans, with a hair-trigger temper, began caning the would-be assassin.
    Barbara A. Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Routh, 59, was charged on five federal criminal counts, including attempting to assassinate a major presidential candidate, assaulting a federal officer, and multiple firearms offenses.
    Anders Hagstrom , Lucas Y. Tomlinson, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The nonviolent protest at the Common on Saturday took place after last week’s pro-Palestinian rally in which protesters assaulted Boston Police officers, one of whom suffered a broken nose that required reconstructive surgery.
    Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • And be prepared to strap into your breezy ripped jeans for the foreseeable.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025
  • All jawline and tawny hair, strapping, like he’s made of marble?
    Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But casinos are also a popular amenity on cruise ships, with everything from slots and roulette to blackjack often on board.
    Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
  • The casino may be able to pick up some additional money from tables, after the gaming commission in mid-March allowed craps to resume and blackjack tables to expand.
    BostonGlobe.com, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Apr. 2021
Verb
  • Last year in a Bravo League football game against Tesoro, a 44-14 win for the Sea Kings in which Annett passed for 285 yards, he was hit by a defender while making a throw, knocking his right (throwing) shoulder out of socket.
    Richard Dunn, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
  • This isn’t to knock van der Kolk’s book—a book on mental health being so popular feels like a win—but fewer and fewer books getting larger and larger deals is a worrying trend.
    James Folta, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025

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