gavel

Example Sentences

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“Now that the gavel has fallen on Donald Trump’s tariffs, the question is how the U.S. president will try to save face,” said Ed Yardeni, president and founder of Yardeni Research.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

He always uses a wooden gavel, now chipped, that his father gave him roughly 25 years ago before he died.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 22, 2025

That’s when District Board Vice President Hiram Jackson slammed his gavel to stop the meeting.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2025

These should have been safely in Scotland's archives, not being offloaded to the highest bidder via a bang of the auctioneer's gavel.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2025

“Quiet,” the judge warns, tapping her gavel once.

From "Ghost Boys" by Jewell Parker Rhodes