Brandishing Sentence Examples

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  • Brandishing the broom, she raced down the porch steps, screaming at the dog.

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  • See this? shouted Makar Alexeevich, brandishing the pistol.

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  • Brandishing the pitchfork with renewed courage, she boldly strode to Brutus.

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  • Another common type is one man leading two horses or brandishing a sword or a bow.

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  • Brandishing a huge knife, with which he wounded Colonel Rathbone who attempted to hold him, the assassin rushed through the stage-box to the front and leaped down upon the stage, escaping behind the scenes and from the rear of the building, but was pursued, and twelve days afterwards shot in a barn where he had concealed himself.

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  • He became a staunch Conservative, and, apart from his embassy to the emperor in 1524-1543, was mainly occupied during the last years of Henry's reign in brandishing the "whip with six strings."

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  • Showing a native warrior seated on a camel and brandishing a spear.

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  • Mums also demonstrated outside the Department of Health brandishing placards bearing the slogan ' Tony, please support our breasts ' .

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  • He got off with brandishing an air rifle about and threatening people with it it was in the papers yesterday.

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  • Brandishing spears, swords, or stolen swords, their skin patterned with blue woad to frighten thei enemy.

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  • At around 10.50pm a man walked into the Happy Sing Chinese takeaway brandishing a small, silver handgun.

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