axe
Example Sentences
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“Grateful to pick up the axe, and honored by the fans who made this story legendary.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
"The axe falls on the environmental outcome if there's the alternative of an economic one," Hill says.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Ole Miss is far from the only institution with an axe to grind with Kiffin.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
The letters, alongside photographs and an ice axe thought to have been used by Mallory were auctioned off by Sotheby's earlier this week.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
The left hand of each was raised palm outwards in gesture of warning; in each right hand there was an axe; upon each head there was a crumbling helm and crown.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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