Thesaurus results for PISTOL-WHIP

pistol-whip

verb

Definition of pistol-whip

as in to horsewhip

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Recent Examples of pistol-whip Two Texas teenagers are accused of using online dating platforms to lure young men into violent robberies that left one victim pistol-whipped and a 15-year-old boy shot four times, authorities said. — Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026 Until the end of 2020, for upward of a year, Joseph stopped paying her, beat her, held her at gunpoint and pistol-whipped her, the lawsuit states. — Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 21 May 2026 The woman, whose name the police redacted from the affidavit, was also pistol-whipped by the shooter, who hit her in the head several times with the butt of the gun, according to the affidavit. — Samuel O'Neal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 May 2026 The store clerk, who sustained a broken nose and two black eyes from being pistol-whipped during the robbery, later identified Talley and her wallet, which police found in a trash can near the store. — Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pistol-whip

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In reality, Watson wasn’t a bar fighter or famous for horsewhipping cowboys.

— Eliza McGraw, Smithsonian, 12 Mar. 2018

Definition of horsewhip

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Some go further, flagellating themselves or using a sword to strike their forehead to draw blood.

— Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2026
In the mid-eighties, Habermas went after conservative historians who felt that Germans should no longer flagellate themselves over the Nazi past.

— Alex Ross, New Yorker, 15 June 2026

Definition of flagellate

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Visuals also showed some people receiving CPR. Uncontrollable crowd Police started caning people at one gate, leading to more chaos, said Mithun Singh, a software engineer among the crowd.

— USA Today, USA Today, 5 June 2025
Both failed to fire, and the hero of the Battle of New Orleans, with a hair-trigger temper, began caning the would-be assassin.

— Barbara A. Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025

Definition of cane

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Federal authorities say a cruise ship hairstylist allegedly assaulted guests while posing as a massage provider during an Alaska sailing.

— Nathan Diller, USA Today, 8 July 2026
In December 2023, Sarah Steele accused Jacob Wulfson, a US air force captain also based at Lakenheath, of drugging, assaulting and strangling her after meeting via a dating app.

— Will Barker, TheWeek, 8 July 2026

Definition of assault

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Outside Delhi, a 32-year-old garment maker identified as Lalita says her factory now requires everyone to strap a GoPro camera to their heads at the start of each shift.

— Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 1 July 2026
Invisible hands strap her legs onto the stirrups, an iron fist plunging her through a tunneling, gravity‑bending, black underground.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 June 2026

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