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mallet

noun

Definition of mallet

as in hammer

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Recent Examples of mallet Using a meat mallet or the bottom of a heavy skillet, pound the chicken to a uniform 1/2-inch thickness. — ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026 Learn to properly swing a mallet and glide across the field, or for the more confident rider, enjoy a day out playing with polo club members. — Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 24 Aug. 2026 This makes things all the more disorienting when, near the final act, Greg’s leg is chomped off by an allosaurus mid-mallet-fight, before the dino proceeds to eat him headfirst. — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2026 In this 1970 photo, a 9-year-old Diana is holding a croquet mallet during a game at Itchenor, West Sussex. — Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 4 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mallet

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Noun

Peters has acknowledged using hard drugs and smashing the bones of his face with a hammer to maximize his looks.

— Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
The 911 caller told police that their schizophrenic son had struck her 69-year-old husband on the head with a hammer.

— WCCO Staff, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of hammer

Noun

He was arrested last week after allegedly using a sledgehammer to damage the World War II monument near Marine Corps Base Quantico.

— Sophia Compton , Jake Gibson, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026
The Europol report, meanwhile, revealed that these heists are increasingly using tools such as sledgehammers, axes, crowbars –– and even explosives.

— Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of sledgehammer

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Forests harbor twice as many trees as those better able to resist a beetle outbreak.

— Jennifer Oldham, Denver Post, 8 Oct. 2026
The brothel is huge and painted black, like a plump beetle luxuriating in the sun, and the opulence of its internal decoration is matched by Kate herself.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of beetle

Noun

By the late 1800s, Thonet had added child-size cane seating and high chairs to its catalog.

— Steven Weill, Architectural Digest, 22 Oct. 2026
Before he was dragged, Boahene was seen on the train car’s security cameras with a cane and a blue plastic bag, moving unsteadily toward the door after the train stopped at Utica Ave.

— Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026

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