billy club
Example Sentences
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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
He kept swatting his billy club onto his hand and it would make a sound.
From Slate • Jun. 25, 2019
He threw his cop hat and his billy club on the ground.
From "Bud, Not Buddy" by Christopher Paul Curtis
