Example Sentences

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The version of the game the Washington Commanders are brandishing at the moment might be at times unsightly and is probably unsustainable.

From Washington Post • Nov. 27, 2022

In one moment the adolescent heroes are brandishing a 1989 Billy Ripken Fleer card; in the next they’re navigating the Cabbage Patch Kids craze, which happened in 1983.

From New York Times • Nov. 24, 2021

As we watch the bottom of the pit rise toward us, demons are brandishing crossbows, war hammers and lightsabers.

From Scientific American • Aug. 25, 2014

Corporate logos strive to be daring, modern and original Much as medieval knights brandished their heraldic emblems, an increasing number of businesses are brandishing new trademarks.

From Time Magazine Archive

They are brandishing metal detectors and trowels in a foot-by-foot survey of the historic ground.

From Time Magazine Archive