battle-ax

Example Sentences

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She looked beautiful, serene almost, not a look I normally associate with my battle-ax of a parent.

From Salon • May 5, 2019

Either way, you’ll burn some calories and stay warm swinging a foam battle-ax at your best friend/mortal enemy goblin.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 26, 2018

Curated by Mr. Salas and Tim Johnson, the museum’s program director at the time, the exhibition, with its rock videos and battle-ax guitars, was a marked departure from previous shows.

From New York Times • Jul. 31, 2017

Brenda can't stand how her husband, Norman, who's in the urinal business and anxious about money, won't stand up to the old battle-ax.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2015

Various unusual objects littered the room—a birdcage, a phonograph, a battle-ax, a hanging scale, a mannequin, a globe the size of a beach ball.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull