brandish
Example Sentences
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A man on a unicycle brandished a sign, inspired by J.R.R.
Razelle Swimmer carried around a puppet of the Swedish Chef from the Muppets, brandishing knives and wearing an apron that said “Eat the Rich.”
From Los Angeles Times
At the event, he wore dark glasses and camouflage fatigues, brandished an Israeli-made rifle and shouted revolutionary slogans.
From Barron's
It was there, decades before brandishing the Fraser broadsword, he made his first appearance in front of an audience - wielding a different weapon as "spear carrier number two" during a production of Macbeth aged 18.
From BBC
And so the players showed up brandishing hope for this summer while sweetly admitting the emotion that still lingers from last fall.
From Los Angeles Times
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