bayonet

Example Sentences

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In fact, the French more or less conquered Southern California, not by the bayonet but by the corkscrew.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2025

Officers saw a bayonet and machete, which are illegal in the District of Columbia, inside the truck.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 13, 2021

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

Chang cited a 1933 speech by a Japanese general: “Every single bullet must be charged with the Imperial Way, and the end of every bayonet must have National Virtue burnt into it.”

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand