bayonet

Example Sentences

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No one wants to support a movie at the point of a bayonet.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 5, 2022

By 1962, when a photo was taken of the statue, the bayonet affixed to the rifle was gone.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 12, 2022

The officers pulled him over on the 500 block of South Capitol Street SW and saw a bayonet and machete inside his truck.

From Washington Times • Sep. 13, 2021

Officers reported they saw a bayonet and machete inside the truck.

From Washington Post • Sep. 13, 2021

They haven’t seen the gold lace on the generals, those muskets—all so alike, and everyone has a bayonet.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes