brandishing

Earlier this morning, she was huddled in a room full of men—each brandishing neatly bullet-pointed memos—drumming up talking points about A.I. safety that will soon be disseminated across Capitol Hill.

From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026

We are here because Eatherly went well beyond brandishing a loaded epithet.

From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026

In a parallel move, Iranian President Masoud Pezehshkian followed suit, with Iranian news agencies showing him brandishing his copy of the deal.

From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026

Here, he is crowned and brandishing a scepter, but the skittishness toward the ultimate reality of life — its unavoidable end — makes him a heightened version of all of us.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026

Most of them probably had no clue I’d actually gone to Hillpark, but brandishing any kind of red around here was asking for trouble.

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia