cudgel

Example Sentences

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Meanwhile, Trump is using his mounting legal challenges as a cudgel to force Republican rivals to line up the GOP behind him.

From Seattle Times

Still, Mr. Biden used the measure as a cudgel to hammer Republicans and paint their proposals as extremist and out of touch with mainstream America.

From Washington Times

It would have been intimidating if she had ever wielded it as a cudgel, but she never did.

From Washington Post

Night riding raids became the cudgel by which the Klan and its co-conspirators terrorized former slaves, strip-mining their possessions, dignity and sense of place.

From Los Angeles Times

But Republicans framed the legislation as a way to protect the unborn, and sought to use it as a cudgel to portray Democratic opponents as unwilling to provide basic rights to newborns.

From New York Times