bullwhip
Example Sentences
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Because Trump relies on frivolous lawsuits to silence his critics and uses protracted and unethical litigation as his bullwhip, he sued ABC for defamation.
From Salon
I don’t feel improved, enlightened or even chastened by a furious man repeatedly cracking a bullwhip in my direction.
From New York Times
One of the images was a self-portrait showing the artist with his back to the camera, bent at the waist and peering over his shoulder, nude but for leather chaps, vest and boots, a bullwhip in his anus.
From Los Angeles Times
For example, on the “Raiders of the Lost Ark” case, it features Indy with bullwhip mid-crack on the front and the Ark of the Covenant on the back.
From Washington Times
Using a bullwhip, he gave a mock beating to Calbert Cheaney, one of his Black players, then later insisted the incident was not racially motivated.
From Los Angeles Times
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