warpath

First used by Ottoman military "mehter" bands to frighten and demoralise the enemy, cymbals were a useful tool for an empire on the warpath.

From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026

Nicola Baird, the founder of We Won't Be Scammed, is on the warpath.

From BBC ● May 3, 2026

It is different from a general mobilization, which involves drafting from the general population, refocusing the entire economy and essentially setting the whole country on a warpath, hitting a pause on normalcy.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 21, 2022

Since returning from health and safety protocols, a fully rested Jackson has been on the warpath, reeling in sack after sack.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2021

“Mom’s gonna be on the warpath at any moment.”

From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos

All these familiar warpaths to every Waubanakee warrior, with every stream and landmark bearing names his fathers had given them, led through Vermont, then only known to English-speaking men as "The Wilderness."

From Vermont A Study of Independence by Rowland E. (Evans) Robinson

Perhaps, for he had ridden on a great many warpaths with the fierce and merciless Lipans.

From The Talking Leaves An Indian Story by William Osborn Stoddard

I had been on many warpaths, but was not especially successful until about the time the Sioux began to fight with the white man.

From Indian Heroes and Great Chieftains by Charles Alexander Eastman

You and I have been on a good many warpaths together.

From The Frontiersmen by Gustave Aimard

You are brave men: had you no enemies there, and no warpaths?

From To Have and to Hold by Mary Johnston