broomstick
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of broomstick
Example Sentences
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To disguise the swelling caused by hours of handshaking, Volk suggested Lincoln grasp a sawed-off broomstick.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026
I was the first person to play Quidditch on a broomstick.
From BBC • Jan. 2, 2026
It’s friendly magic, the sort that lets you ride around on a broomstick instead of the kind that splits your soul into a bunch of little pieces.
From Slate • Dec. 26, 2025
“She grabs that broomstick, flies up and sings, ‘It’s me’ because she’s realized she’s doing it to heal herself and save herself,” added Chu.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2024
Three of the Death Eaters swerved and avoided it, but the fourth was not so lucky: He vanished from view and then dropped like a boulder from behind it, his broomstick broken into pieces.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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