brandish
Example Sentences
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As soon as Taylor brandished a yellow, the VAR immediately sent him to the screen because the check had taken place during treatment.
From BBC
From Nepal to Peru, Morocco and Madagascar, brandishing the symbol of a skull and crossbones in a straw hat, Gen Z protests across the world stood up to authorities in 2025, even toppling two governments.
From Barron's
The cleric’s diplomats would voyage forth, brandishing their leader’s skepticism as a means of extracting concessions from foreigners.
They have argued that President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia deterred Western powers from directly intervening in Ukraine by brandishing nuclear weapons, a view that could encourage expansion of China’s own nuclear weapons program.
From New York Times
Last weekend, he again brandished his nuclear arsenal saying he would soon position tactical nuclear weapons in neighboring Belarus.
From Washington Post
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