axe

Example Sentences

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While always reluctant to make sweeping changes, Borthwick has not ruled out wielding the axe.

From BBC

“Aw, Daisy,” I said as I dried my face on the towel, “corn doesn’t even grow that tall. If it did, you’d have to cut the stalks down with an axe to gather the ears.”

From Literature

In addition, many staff perks, including a paid-for staff canteen, have been axed.

From BBC

Volunteers at the mosque noticed an axe inside the bag and escorted the white man into a separate room.

From BBC

Snowboard gold medallist Benjamin Karl says he is "99 percent" sure that parallel giant slalom will remain on the Winter Olympics programme despite fears it will be axed.

From Barron's