hatchet

Example Sentences

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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

Noel and Liam Gallagher buried the hatchet to get back on stage for the first time in 16 years in Cardiff a week ago, and received enthusiastic reviews from ticket-holders and critics.

From BBC • Jul. 11, 2025

Which doesn’t mean “Crumb: A Cartoonist’s Life,” is a hatchet job.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2025

He fingered the hatchet at his belt It was the only weapon he had, but it was something.

From "Hatchet" by Gary Paulsen