mace
Example Sentences
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The effect here isn’t simply to wow us by Hemsworth taking some bear mace to the face or threatening to plummet from a frightening height, although those possibilities also make good TV.
From Salon • Aug. 24, 2025
Evidence includes fishing-net weights; tools made of basalt, a stone that does not naturally occur along this part of the eastern Mediterranean coast; and a ceremonial mace head.
From Science Daily • Apr. 30, 2024
One of them gave her a hug, a jar of raspberry jam and a can of mace, she told the BBC.
From BBC • Feb. 14, 2024
Beat until the dough starts to pull away from the sides of the bowl, then beat in another ½ cup of the remaining flour plus the nutmeg, mace or cinnamon.
From Washington Times • Dec. 12, 2023
The quintain spun, the padded mace flying around to give the prince a mighty whack in the back of his head.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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