machete

Example Sentences

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As the two old men told their stories, a youngster brushed past them, a machete slung over his shoulder.

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

A three-month amnesty from September means anyone with a machete can place them in specially designated boxes at police stations.

From BBC • May 26, 2025

Ogou Je Wouj is a manifestation of the god of war and is believed to wield a machete.

From Seattle Times • May 9, 2024

Searcher goes from proclaiming, “I’m not my father,” and shaming Jaeger for giving him a machete on his second birthday to bonding with his dad.

From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2024

The whole garden became a thick underbrush, like an abandoned town, through which one could scarcely walk without slashing a path with a machete.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende