broom

Example Sentences

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At one point it was reported that equipment was so scarce that recruits were training with broom handles instead of rifles.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

A montage shows Harry arriving at the magical school, receiving his wand and Nimbus broom and meeting his new classmates, including Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

“You can take a broom and romance it.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

If it were her back or another tough area that warranted a good scratch, she would use the bristle end of a broom.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026

Every few minutes a worker came by with a broom to sweep away the sweat and the granite dust we had created.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman