broomstick

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Recent Examples of broomstick Chu then enumerated on school, and broomsticks, and connections. Erin Strecker, IndieWire, 22 Nov. 2024 Indy can pick up pretty much anything from broomsticks to batons to protect himself and can engage in a relatively complex version of POV fisticuffs that allows players to block, parry, and punch with either hand. Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2024 Elphaba casts a spell to try to give herself wings, succeeding only in enchanting a broomstick to fly — good enough to make her escape. Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2024 Erivo nearly rises above the material, and not just on a broomstick. Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 20 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for broomstick 
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Noun
  • Bridal Ribbons Ribbons and bows have experienced a renaissance in recent years, bringing easy romance to loose lengths and ponytails alike.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Paige Bueckers, watching from the bench with a knee injury, was gesturing with imaginary bow and arrow, imaginary rocking of the cradle, imaginary goggles.
    Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 9 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Expect comforting dishes like large pasta loops with heritage pork shoulder ragu and wines ranging from acidic Etna Bianco to complex Nebbiolo.
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 13 Jan. 2025
  • For the most part, the primary loop is to find enemy officials, dodge or parry their attacks, and slowly chip away at their stance meter (essentially a gauge of their defensive stamina) to leave them vulnerable to a strong attack.
    Diego Argüello, Rolling Stone, 13 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • While scientists have a good handle on the problems posed by wildfire smoke that comes from burning vegetation, there's relatively little research yet complete on the effects of large-scale urban fires.
    Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
  • But there’s nonetheless something inherently satisfying about the classic monster tales and Whannell has enough of a handle on primal fears to keep Wolf Man entertaining.
    David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • There are a couple of programmable buttons around back, rumble motors in the grips, and a handy multi-function button.
    Simon Hill, WIRED, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Much of the Midwest has been in the grips of severely cold temperatures, with thick snow falling across many states.
    Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Handles helped make the tools easier to grip and more versatile; Wang and his colleagues found one bladelet with part of a bone haft still attached to the stone.
    Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 3 Mar. 2022
  • This chert bladelet still has a remnant of its bone haft attached.
    Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 3 Mar. 2022
Noun
  • Advertisement South African authorities have argued that the miners were always able to exit through another shaft at Buffelsfontein Gold Mine, one of the deepest in the mineral-rich country.
    Mogomotsi Magome and Gerald Imray, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Activists said the only way out is for miners to make a dangerous trek to another shaft, which can take days, and crawl out there, but many are too weak or ill to climb out.
    Fox News, Fox News, 14 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The white porcelain coating is accented with shiny gold finishes, including a stay-cool handgrip.
    Emily Weaver, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Memory cards load in a door at the back of the handgrip.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • Likewise, Ohtani played the market to the hilt leaving the Los Angeles Angels for the Dodgers last year in late December.
    Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Maliki is a divisive brute whom Iran supports to the hilt.
    Dov Friedman, Foreign Affairs, 17 June 2014

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“Broomstick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/broomstick. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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