hatchet

Example Sentences

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Legendary rivals Ozzy Lusth and Benjamin “Coach” Wade appeared to bury the hatchet, only for their conflict to reignite soon after.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

The government took a hatchet to its payrolls.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

Tottenham were still far too slick for Copenhagen and Van de Ven buried the hatchet in the 64th minute.

From Barron's • Nov. 4, 2025

But in a shock move, a beleaguered Brown, suffering low polling ratings, appeared to bury the hatchet and appointed his former friend as business secretary, making him a peer at the same time.

From BBC • Sep. 11, 2025

He already held the hatchet in his hands and began to build a raft from bamboo and Vasudeva helped him to bind the cane together with grass rope.

From "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse