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

Rather than buying a broomstick in Diagon Alley, it is store-bought PVC pipes players use to hold between their legs.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 25, 2024

The most they could do, however, was to lock away Harry’s spellbooks, wand, cauldron, and broomstick at the start of the summer break, and forbid him to talk to the neighbors.

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling