axe

Example Sentences

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He was an anti-authority zealot, made recently rich, with an axe to grind.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

The future Peaches eventually strapped on an electric axe, then found she could do everything a band could do by herself, using electronics.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

Speaking after Wednesday's stalemate, a gloomy Dyche acknowledged his job was in peril, and that volatile owner Evangelos Marinakis could well decide to swing the axe.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

The TV clip the Journal mentions features individuals with little understanding of our organization and an axe to grind.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

To Gimli son of Glóin,” she said, “give his Lady’s greeting. Lock-bearer, wherever thou goest my thought goes with thee. But have a care to lay thine axe to the right tree!”

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien