broomstick

Example Sentences

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To disguise the swelling caused by hours of handshaking, Volk suggested Lincoln grasp a sawed-off broomstick.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

It’s friendly magic, the sort that lets you ride around on a broomstick instead of the kind that splits your soul into a bunch of little pieces.

From Slate • Dec. 26, 2025

He compares the ride to riding a magic carpet or gliding around on a broomstick.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 25, 2024

Holding one of Jihad’s dirty white T-shirts up on a broomstick, holding the baby close, they made their way toward the Israeli soldiers.

From New York Times • Apr. 23, 2024

He climbed carefully along one of the branches, holding tight to his broomstick, trying to see through the leaves.

From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling