axe

Example Sentences

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He was an anti-authority zealot, made recently rich, with an axe to grind.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

The future Peaches eventually strapped on an electric axe, then found she could do everything a band could do by herself, using electronics.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

This includes not having suitable clothing and equipment, like crampons and an ice axe, not checking and fully understanding the weather forecast, like which wind speeds are too strong, and not navigating properly, he says.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

One man carried a worn flag, another a giant axe.

From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026

‘Durin’s Bane!’ he cried, and letting his axe fall he covered his face.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien