broom

Example Sentences

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Johnson said the puppies "may have started fighting" and jurors had already been told Martin used a broom to try to break them up.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Purple, savoy and green cabbage are also high in insoluble fiber, which Beitchman says is “the broom of the digestive system,” allowing waste to pass through more easily.

From Salon • Feb. 21, 2026

The Department of Homeland Security initially said a federal officer shot a man in the leg after being attacked with a shovel and broom handle by three migrants on 14 January.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

“You can take a broom and romance it.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

The door of the theater opened, and one of the bubbes, armed with the broom, poked her head in.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny