bayonet
Example Sentences
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Many Memphians still remember the arrival of the National Guard, pictured with rifles and bayonets, during the political upheaval of 1968, including the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. here.
Officers ordered their men to fix their bayonets and, if ordered to shoot, to “aim to kill.”
From Los Angeles Times
In fact, the French more or less conquered Southern California, not by the bayonet but by the corkscrew.
From Los Angeles Times
Eight machine gun vehicle mounts, seven freestanding machine gun tripods, medical equipment, 40 pairs of binoculars and 18 bayonets also went missing from the facility, police said.
From Los Angeles Times
When you see people attacking the Capitol with crosses used as bayonets, they are showing you the lethal fruit of their faith.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
