billy club
Example Sentences
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He called California’s billy club ban “a very vague and nebulous law that has been abused for decades in California.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2024
Lewis, who died at 80 Friday, had his skull cracked with a billy club as a young man to help bring us to this place where we are.
From Washington Times • Jul. 22, 2020
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports Rizzo’s estate sale starts Black Friday, Nov. 23, and will include his billy club and Rolodex, Italian-made furniture and a signed picture of Richard Nixon.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 8, 2018
“Whether it’s an F-16, an armed drone or a billy club, once you sell it to another country, you lose control over how it’s used,” Mr. Singer said.
From New York Times • Feb. 17, 2015
Three more had been knocked over by a tail swipe, and the leader was swinging his billy club uselessly at the tallest raptor.
From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
