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

“Well — but it’s happening. This hatchet is falling on the heads of employees all across the nation, and you’re not even prepared to address whether that’s legal, even though that’s what this motion challenges?”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 15, 2025

This week saw the global markets ride a rollercoaster led by Donald Trump's trade tariffs, Madonna bury the hatchet with Elton John, and new details revealed about how the Titanic sank.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2025

Tending to her bed was necessary maintenance but also a message that she had not lost her resolve since the day of the hatchet.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead