nightstick

Example Sentences

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And was the weapon a nightstick or a felt tip pen; was it the 14th Street subway station wall that was defaced, or was it the defacing of a man?

From The Guardian • Sep. 8, 2017

HAGERSTOWN, Md. — Martin Gallery took off his gold badge and put it on the table alongside his pistols, computer and collapsible nightstick.

From Washington Post • Jan. 2, 2015

If it turns into a nightstick, congratulations—you are a “guard”! Your job is to watch over the “prisoners” on your Friends List.

From Slate • Jun. 30, 2014

The handcuffs he intended for his prisoner he leaves at Valjean’s door, and the last shot is of a policeman’s nightstick floating in the Seine.

From Time • Dec. 30, 2012

I turn and look at him, eye his badge and nightstick.

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini