bludgeon

“It’s because governments usually resort to blunt instruments, opting for the bludgeon of sweeping tariffs and subsidies over the scalpel of industrial parks and skills development programs.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 17, 2026

Liam Livingstone then arrived, full of intent, to bludgeon a pair of enormous sixes as Bethell settled at the other end but he fell before he could do any significant damage.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2025

Rather than brainwashing us, the objective of the totalitarian is to bludgeon us into apathy, resignation and passivity.

From Salon ● May 24, 2025

I think to love history and not just cherry-pick it to use as a bludgeon, you have to love complexity.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2023

Whatever he said, the swift answer crushed him like a bludgeon.

From "1984" by George Orwell

Hamilton: The widows and orphans and other alleged victims of Girardi mostly remain out of the picture, and if they’re discussed, it’s in a vague or remote way, or as rhetorical bludgeons.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2021

What if a batted ball bludgeons a squirrel in fair territory and sends both ball and squirrel bounding into foul ground?

From Slate ● Jan. 8, 2016

Men in appalling Union Jack suits celebrate when he then bludgeons a forehand wide for 15-15; their joy is, terribly sadly, dampened when Tsonga makes light work of the next two points.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 17, 2015

Writing in The Guardian, critic Xan Brooks says of it that it "bludgeons the body and tenderises the soul - it is perplexing, preposterous and utterly fascinating."

From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2014

Lyra obeyed, half happy, half apprehensive, for Ma Costa had hands like bludgeons, and now she was sure: it was their boat she had captured with Roger and the other collegers.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman

There was the Erling Haaland game, when Norway’s ponytailed striker bludgeoned Brazil out of the tournament.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

France has bludgeoned the opposition, scoring 16 goals while conceding just two.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026

By now, they’ve been bludgeoned nonstop with A.I. promotions across social media, TV, and their own academic departments.

From Slate ● May 20, 2026

In the preceding ODI series against the same opposition, the explosive Brook bludgeoned 136 off just 66 balls.

From Barron's ● Feb. 5, 2026

Out on the plains of West Texas everyone knew how the Panthers routinely bludgeoned opponents from El Paso and Abilene and Amarillo.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

The layoffs bludgeoning the tech industry continued this week as artificial intelligence reshapes the industry.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026

The big-hitting all-rounder marked his 50th T20 international appearance in style as he took 2-16 with the ball before bludgeoning six fours and five sixes in making just his second T20I half-century.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2024

By the standards of most no-holds-barred authorized portraits, “What a Mess!” was the truth equivalent of a below-the-belt bludgeoning, with nearly all the blows targeting Williams’ ex-husband and former manager Kevin Hunter.

From Salon ● Feb. 23, 2024

First it was a 30-13 bludgeoning to open the season at Lumen Field, and Sunday, it was a 17-16 loss at SoFi Stadium.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 20, 2023

Bulgu dashes toward me on those deceptively quick legs and throws one of his bludgeoning arms out.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer