warpath

First used by Ottoman military "mehter" bands to frighten and demoralise the enemy, cymbals were a useful tool for an empire on the warpath.

From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026

"He'd go out of the house and be able to start a row over some perceived lack of service - he'd go on the warpath," Ms Doyle said.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2022

It is different from a general mobilization, which involves drafting from the general population, refocusing the entire economy and essentially setting the whole country on a warpath, hitting a pause on normalcy.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 21, 2022

Since returning from health and safety protocols, a fully rested Jackson has been on the warpath, reeling in sack after sack.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2021

Liam shot out an arm, cutting off my warpath before it could start.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken

Perhaps, for he had ridden on a great many warpaths with the fierce and merciless Lipans.

From The Talking Leaves An Indian Story by William Osborn Stoddard

We have been riding with fierce warriors and proud kings and fiery prophets of Israel, passing the sites of royal splendour and fields of ancient havoc, retracing the warpaths of the Twelve Tribes.

From Out-of-Doors in the Holy Land Impressions of Travel in Body and Spirit by Henry Van Dyke

I had been on many warpaths, but was not especially successful until about the time the Sioux began to fight with the white man.

From Indian Heroes and Great Chieftains by Charles Alexander Eastman

All these familiar warpaths to every Waubanakee warrior, with every stream and landmark bearing names his fathers had given them, led through Vermont, then only known to English-speaking men as "The Wilderness."

From Vermont A Study of Independence by Rowland E. (Evans) Robinson

You and I have been on a good many warpaths together.

From The Frontiersmen by Gustave Aimard