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Recent Examples of quirt
Noun
The sedate throwing of flowers erupted into a fistfight, a ministampede and people lashed with whips and riding quirts.—John MacCormack, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Apr. 2018
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.
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Kyle Smith,
National Review,
23 Apr. 2020
In reality, Watson wasn’t a bar fighter or famous for horsewhipping cowboys.
Other than the boulder, the stunt show at Disney World also features a bullwhip demonstration and falls from tall buildings, as well as stunts with axe-swinging stone soldiers and punji stick pressure plates.
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Jack Dunn,
Variety,
31 Dec. 2025
Arcs of electricity bolted from it, blue bullwhips that flashed out from it and left thunder in their wake.
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Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Nov. 2025
In previous years, the 31-year-old originally from Chicago might have lashed back when accosted on the ice.
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Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
9 May 2026
Lively has maintained this approach was in line with the press tactic laid out for her by Sony, but the internet quickly lashed out at her given the film’s serious subject matter.
Inspired by the strength and history of the French monarchy, Aventus features top notes of pineapple and bergamot with heart notes of birch and patchouli and base notes of ambergris, sandalwood and oakmoss.
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BestReviews,
Mercury News,
8 May 2026
This modern mountain home is decorated with wintry accents like a pair of vintage wooden skis and a basket of birch logs.