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

"It was more like Lord of the Flies or Borstal," she said, adding that every girl there had a machete, in order to cut the grass.

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2026

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

From Seattle Times • May 9, 2024

His father pulled himself up the skinny tree trunks of the surrounding plantations, wielding a machete to detach coconuts.

From New York Times • Dec. 30, 2023

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

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