billy club
Example Sentences
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Alan Beck is counsel for the plaintiffs in both the California billy club case and the Hawaii butterfly knife case.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2024
Alan Beck, an attorney for two military veterans who challenged the billy club ban, welcomed Benitez’s ruling.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 26, 2024
The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that Mr. Roman in 2008 first publicized “the presence of two members of the New Black Panther Party — one carrying a billy club — outside of a Philadelphia polling site.”
From Washington Times • Aug. 15, 2023
“Faithfulness” has become a watchword for adaptations, sometimes a measure of authenticity, sometimes a billy club to police divergences from a favorite story.
From New York Times • May 1, 2023
Three more had been knocked over by a tail swipe, and the leader was swinging his billy club uselessly at the tallest raptor.
From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
