aces

Example Sentences

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“We must have sharp weapons to protect ourselves and killer maces that others will fear,” Mr. Xi told People’s Liberation Army armaments officers in late 2014.

From New York Times • Feb. 4, 2024

The ceremony for King Charles' coronation at Westminster Abbey in London on Saturday will involve historic regalia ranging from sceptres and maces to a ring and a spoon.

From Reuters • May 6, 2023

This includes airsoft guns, paintball guns and antiques, and "other self-defense weapons," ranging from stun guns and maces to pepper spray and taser guns.

From Fox News • Jul. 6, 2020

Pine needles grow their own ice needles, turning into rimed maces.

From Scientific American • Nov. 18, 2019

Although Andean troops carried bows, javelins, maces, and clubs, their most fearsome weapon, the sling, was made of cloth.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann