truncheon

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Recent Examples of truncheon Each side must field somewhere between two and eleven players, some of whom shall carry flattened truncheons, while others toss about leather balls. Simon Webster, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2023 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 See All Example Sentences for truncheon
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Noun
  • Prosecutors said Korosa, who was wearing a walking boot on his foot and using a cane, struck the man on his back and head with the cane, causing the man to fall down the stairs and drop the boy.
    Christy Gutowski, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
  • That's when Korosa allegedly hit Soria with a cane, causing Soria and Flores to plummet down the stairs.
    Peter D'Abrosca, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Video footage verified by CNN shows the moment an officer draws his baton amid a struggle with one demonstrator as other officers tussle with protesters on the ground.
    Kara Fox, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
  • This is not just the violence of batons or bullets, but the quieter devastation inflicted by law through denial, deferral or bureaucratic neglect.
    Hansel Alejandro Aguilar, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025

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“Truncheon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/truncheon. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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