truncheon

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Recent Examples of truncheon Later, after riot police used truncheons and tear gas to disperse the people, demonstrators set up tent camps with barricades, self-defense units, and banners with revolutionary slogans. Hanna Arhirova, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Nov. 2023 One is lined with corporate PR speak, the other with police truncheons. WIRED, 22 Sep. 2023 If the Second Amendment is not limited to firearms, Monday’s ruling also calls into question state-level bans on weapons like truncheons, saps, billy clubs, nunchucks, and the like. Matt Ford, The New Republic, 9 Aug. 2023 Two officers carrying truncheons run after a protester, who appears to fall, his glasses caught by the camera in midair. Alejandro Chacoff, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2023 See All Example Sentences for truncheon
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Noun
  • An older man walking with a cane was also caught up in the scuffle and fell on his back.
    Meredith Kile, People.com, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Walking with a cane and recovering from a recent illness, Mr. Lev could not resist doing a little jig as stepped upon it to the cheers of friends and family.
    Dina Kraft, Christian Science Monitor, 24 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The baton came back to him once Paramount Plus gave a green light to The Challenge: All Stars, and OGs like himself were given a second shot at glory.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2025
  • Arne Slot has picked up the baton from Jurgen Klopp and looks almost certain to lead Liverpool to their first Premier League title since 2019-20, even if the prospect of a more remarkable campaign has fallen by the wayside, following defeat in the Carabao Cup final and their Champions League exit.
    Paul Taylor, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025

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“Truncheon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/truncheon. Accessed 4 May. 2025.

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