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broomstick

[broom-stik, broom-] / ˈbrumˌstɪk, ˈbrʊm- /






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"Ronnie is a genius. He could play with a broomstick and play pretty well," said Davis.

From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2026

It’s friendly magic, the sort that lets you ride around on a broomstick instead of the kind that splits your soul into a bunch of little pieces.

From Slate ● Dec. 26, 2025

The staging of the former’s broomstick flights is “Top Gun” for tween girls, and her castle in the sky is a strangely scary redoubt somewhere between Tim Burton and a German Expressionist film.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025

“She grabs that broomstick, flies up and sings, ‘It’s me’ because she’s realized she’s doing it to heal herself and save herself,” added Chu.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2024

He was used to a broomstick; but he wasn’t sure a hippogriff would be quite the same.

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling

The main school, housed in a three-story red brick building, is something of a living monument to the traditions of English private schools — Harry Potter without robes and broomsticks.

From Seattle Times ● May 1, 2023

A fictional version of the sport, played on flying broomsticks, first appeared in the famous book series.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2022

Quidditch, the sport of boarding school wizards riding broomsticks in “Harry Potter,” will become “quadball” to the humans who play the game in real life, its leading organizations said on Tuesday.

From New York Times ● Jul. 20, 2022

Rowling in her hugely popular Harry Potter series — which features witches and wizards flying on broomsticks trying to score goals — is rebranding.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 20, 2022

Most of the fourth group had come without broomsticks.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling


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