axe
Example Sentences
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And these men were largely not actually given the public axe, and not made to endure the resulting public humiliation.
From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026
The future Peaches eventually strapped on an electric axe, then found she could do everything a band could do by herself, using electronics.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026
The TV clip the Journal mentions features individuals with little understanding of our organization and an axe to grind.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026
The 450,000 objects, which are being held in a secret warehouse, include a possible Roman gladiator's tag, a hand axe that may be more than 40,000 years old and 19th Century gold dentures.
From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026
“Nicknames such as ‘Lizzie’ are reserved for barmaids and axe murderers, of which you are neither,” she once said.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
