brandish

As someone who has hyper-specific playlists to regulate my moods, I appreciate that whether you want to party, chill outside or brandish your middle finger to the world, the Salon DJ Collective has you covered.

From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2026

He didn’t brandish it as a symbol or treat the moment like a breakthrough to be celebrated.

From Slate ● Jan. 3, 2026

People on social media brandish gold-flecked pans and nuggets while showing off their equipment, ranging from old-fashioned picks to gold-separating sluice boxes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2025

By the time the final whistle sounded, an aching Pregnon was asked to brandish the sword and lead the USC band, an honor often bestowed upon the game’s most critical player.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2024

Tyrion felt a sudden urge to leap up, brandish his axe, and boom out, "Casterly Rock!" but the insanity passed quickly and he crouched down lower.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

Georginio Rutter takes out Alex Matos in an aerial challenge and the referee brandishes his yellow card.

From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2024

Barasch brandishes a piercing falsetto to impress upon us Orpheus’ innocent intensity.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2022

As proof, Madea brandishes a photo she took in the moment on her smartphone.

From New York Times ● Feb. 25, 2022

Adia Barnes brandishes honesty like a feather, sharp enough at the tip to make a point, soft around the edges to soothe the ego.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 12, 2022

She picks up a chopstick and brandishes it as a sword.

From "Every Day" by David Levithan

For support, Weinstein brandished a photograph of the two of them taken in 1997 during the Oscar party his company Miramax hosted at Beverly Hills’ Peninsula Hotel.

From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2026

Banners reading "249 articles in 22 days" were brandished at a Monday vigil in central London attended by thousands of people, in which speaker after speaker attacked the media's role in the scandal.

From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026

They brandished the Mexican flag seemingly everywhere: on banners, painted on cheeks, emblazoned on Jaimes’ tube top.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026

And unlike Michael Drejka, she brandished her gun without discharging it.

From Slate ● Jun. 4, 2026

Madam Pince the librarian brandished a feather duster at him.

From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling

Hundreds of people rallied Saturday at the spot where he was killed, brandishing placards that called for "justice" and holding a minute of silence in his memory.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

We are here because Eatherly went well beyond brandishing a loaded epithet.

From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026

Dozens of people also paraded through the village on "salengs" -- scooters with sidecars used locally to transport coconuts -- brandishing placards featuring images of healthy, smiling livers.

From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026

That thought is echoed in the album’s cover art, an image of two miniature Finn Wolfhards facing off, donning colonial garb and brandishing weapons.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

The non-fisherwoman is also brandishing a crooked staff, curved at the top like a wooden candy cane.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer