machete

Example Sentences

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In his field, just a stone's throw from his house, Kone still works only with a machete and wears open-toed shoes.

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

There are exemptions for people who have good reason to own the items, for example, a specialist machete used in forestry or an antique Samurai sword.

From BBC • Aug. 25, 2024

Ogou Je Wouj is a manifestation of the god of war and is believed to wield a machete.

From Seattle Times • May 9, 2024

His father pulled himself up the skinny tree trunks of the surrounding plantations, wielding a machete to detach coconuts.

From New York Times • Dec. 30, 2023

All we people in there try to touch through the spirit One man I always see swinging machete is leading the service, singing with eyes dosed, calling down the spirit.

From "Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti" by Frances Temple