hatchet
Example Sentences
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And is it finally time for England to bury the hatchet with Ollie Robinson?
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
Most famously, Parson Weems invented from whole cloth the story about young Washington taking a hatchet to his father’s cherry tree, then confessing to it.
From Slate • Feb. 16, 2026
The government took a hatchet to its payrolls.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025
Tottenham were still far too slick for Copenhagen and Van de Ven buried the hatchet in the 64th minute.
From Barron's • Nov. 4, 2025
No offense is what Edna says right before she takes a hatchet to your feelings.
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
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