shillelagh

Example Sentences

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He celebrated the nearly perfect performance by putting his hands on a shillelagh.

From Washington Times • Aug. 27, 2023

The past month I’ve been staring down the shillelagh of an actual, real holiday.

From Washington Post • Mar. 12, 2021

Kenneth More, as an Irish general, hauls a bulldog named Winston onto the beach and waves his shillelagh.

From The New Yorker • Jun. 6, 2014

Not to be confused with the guy on the Lucky Charms box, ND's Leprechaun pumps out push-ups when the Fighting Irish score, wields a shillelagh and supposedly has magical powers.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 21, 2010

Back in the shillelagh days, there were no fancy polymer harnesses, no auto thrusters, and certainly no external monitors.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer