How to Use mace in a Sentence

mace

noun
  • The guard had the man secured and had a can of mace in his hand.
    cleveland, 30 July 2021
  • The seeds and mace of the nutmeg plant, which is known to contain myristicin.
    Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 1 Sep. 2022
  • Weapons like a spiky mace are used against the creatures, but there’s no blood or gore.
    Common Sense Media, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Danielson turned toward the shouts and lifted the can of bear mace.
    Bryan Denson, ProPublica, 5 Nov. 2020
  • More officers were called in and had to use mace and smoke to disperse the crowds.
    Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2021
  • Bear mace is far more pressurized and can have a spray range of up to 40 feet.
    Meg Carney, Field & Stream, 11 Apr. 2023
  • The two girls and the mother argued, and the older girl spayed the younger girl with mace or pepper spray.
    Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 29 Oct. 2021
  • Stir in the crabmeat and roe (or yolk); add pepper and mace, and cook 20 minutes.
    Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Some of the females were armed with mace and knives, WBNS reports.
    Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 15 May 2022
  • These maces, which date back to the 17th century, are made of silver gilt over oak.
    Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 25 Apr. 2023
  • Dan shouts and screams at the tax collector, who sprays mace or pepper spray in Dan’s face.
    Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 Apr. 2022
  • When the strikers held their first march, on Feb. 23, the police attacked them with batons and mace.
    Steven Greenhouse, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2024
  • The regalia includes swords, maces, rings, an orb, sceptres, an ampulla for the holy oil and, of course, the crowns.
    Victoria Murphy, Town & Country, 11 Apr. 2023
  • Still sporting wavy chestnut hair, the face of a 20-something was likely bashed by a mace.
    Bridget Alex, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Aug. 2021
  • Carter said police used mace to break up the fight, and one person was arrested.
    Dezimey Kum, USA TODAY, 21 July 2022
  • Woods quickly surrendered, asking the men not to spray him with mace.
    Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 29 Nov. 2021
  • In the end, most of the injuries were caused by weapons like mace, baseball bats and batons, flag poles or objects picked up at the Capitol.
    Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2021
  • The trucks belched through the city streets, past gauntlets of antiracist protesters and left-wing groups, blitzing them with pellets and mace.
    James Ross Gardner, The New Yorker, 1 Sep. 2020
  • What kind of person would spray homeless people with bear mace?
    Jesse Barron, New York Times, 16 Nov. 2023
  • The main difference was that the dark cake called for brown sugar and spices—allspice and mace—while the lighter cake had no spices and used white sugar.
    Cassandra King, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Make your workout more medieval with this steel mace from Onnit.
    Mark Stock and Ebenezer Samuel, Men's Health, 2 Dec. 2022
  • Feldman’s first day on set involved spraying Lawrence in the face with mace and then dousing her with a high-speed garden hose.
    Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 June 2023
  • In a small bowl, whisk together the cinnamon, nutmeg and mace.
    Bronwen Wyatt, Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2022
  • Beat until the dough starts to pull away from the sides of the bowl, then beat in another ½ cup of the remaining flour plus the nutmeg, mace or cinnamon.
    Katie Workman, Chicago Tribune, 12 Dec. 2022
  • Here’s how to use nutmeg and mace to their full potential, from buying to using to storing.
    Nico Avalle, Bon Appétit, 13 Nov. 2022
  • Tarrio encouraged Proud Boys to bring bear mace, containers of which can shoot the caustic spray up to 10 feet.
    Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2020
  • Jokes about finger traps, the spraying of mace, and a dog that likes cocaine are all less funny than examples of the movie trying too hard.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 21 June 2023
  • Video from the scene shows people shouting, swearing, throwing drinks and spraying mace and pepper spray.
    oregonlive, 22 May 2021
  • The figure is a winged warrior who typically prefers her mace.
    Nick Romano, EW.com, 11 July 2023
  • In the melee, counterprotesters could be seen spraying mace while members of the anti-vaccine rally screamed death threats.
    Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2021

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