shillelagh

Example Sentences

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There are fleas and chamber pots and thumbed noses and a St. Patrick’s Day picnic that — hold on to your shillelagh! — devolves into a drunken brawl.

From New York Times

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

From Seattle Times

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

From Washington Times

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

From Washington Post

Dan Donovan began trying to chase the three men from their house, and that’s when he grabbed his grandfather’s shillelagh - an antique Irish walking stick propped in the corner of the couple’s dining room.

From Washington Times