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

Blessed with extraordinary hand-eye coordination, Rodriquez developed into an accomplished baseball pitcher as well, one who also could smack a pitched bottle cap with a broomstick.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 9, 2024

Like the real Krum, the model was slightly duck-footed and round-shouldered, much less impressive on his splayed feet than on his broomstick.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling