machete

Example Sentences

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In his field, just a stone's throw from his house, Kone still works only with a machete and wears open-toed shoes.

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

The men of the Yumuri sugar co-operative in Cuba have worked the cane fields around the city of Cienfuegos since they were old enough to wield a machete.

From BBC • May 17, 2024

Ogou Je Wouj is a manifestation of the god of war and is believed to wield a machete.

From Seattle Times • May 9, 2024

Searcher goes from proclaiming, “I’m not my father,” and shaming Jaeger for giving him a machete on his second birthday to bonding with his dad.

From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2024

She took the vegetables she raised, flint and tinder, a machete.

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