bludgeon
Example Sentences
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At the time Perry bludgeoned her best friend's mother to death, she was known as Juliet Hulme, later adopting Anne Perry as a pen name for her writing career.
From BBC
At 15, Perry served five years in prison for her part in bludgeoning to death Honorah Mary Parker, her best friend Pauline Parker’s mother, in Christchurch, New Zealand, in 1954.
From Los Angeles Times
South Korean political analysts say legal prosecution has historically been used as a political bludgeon.
From Washington Times
Two other family members Clements bludgeoned in the apartment survived the attack as he was looking for money to feed his drug addiction.
From Washington Post
Republicans sought to bludgeon Democrats over the issue in the 2022 midterm elections.
From Reuters
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