Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bolo
Noun
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The brother grabbed a machete and engaged his father, who’s accused of stabbing him during the fight, prosecutors said.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Miami Herald,
21 Mar. 2025 -
Listen to this article A man posing as a mourner planning a memorial at a Harlem mortuary waited for his accomplice to burst into the funeral home, before the two men beat up the director and threatened him with a machete during a terrifying, caught-on-camera robbery, police said Thursday.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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For the occasion, the office of the local governor had prepared an elaborate ceremony, with a military band and an honor guard standing at attention, the bayonets of their rifles glinting in the sun.—
Simon Shuster,
TIME,
24 Mar. 2025
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Striking miners were astonished to discover soldiers from the U.S. Army disembarking from train cars, their bayonets glittering in the frosty air.—
Michael Luo,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The dagger is a metallurgical masterpiece that could be up to 2,500 years old, per the statement.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 Apr. 2025
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Threaten the rubber hand by attempting to stab it with a dagger, for instance, and the participants exhibit an involuntary startle or fear response.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Investigators were also not immediately aware of how Taylor was able to board the airplane with a knife, though Williams acknowledged that the country's smaller airstrips lacked security to fully search passengers.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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Authorities were called to a residence there, near Harrison Avenue and West Bridger Street, the evening of April 5 to investigate a report of a physical disturbance involving a person with a knife.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The pocketknife was recovered in the woods with the assistance of a Bristol police dog, Farmington police said.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
31 Mar. 2025
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The argument turned violent when Grier brandished a pocketknife, then got a bayonet-style knife with a long blade, the release said.—
Ryan Oehrli,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The look was finished off with a white coat draped over her shoulders, ankle-strap stilettos, and oversized sunglasses.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Mix and match it with a variety of shirt and jacket combinations, such as a snug white tee and jean jacket; complete the look with sneakers, sandals, or stiletto booties.—
Emily Weaver,
People.com,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The workers blamed Landi — who was still in charge — for their troubles, and an image of Landi posing, pirate-style, with a cartoon-villain expression and a cutlass between his teeth became a symbol for Eutelia’s misdeeds.—
Atossa Araxia Abrahamian Atossa Araxia Abrahamian,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2025
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The ultimate prop was the pirate flag, which could be decorated with a skull and crossbones (as in the classic Jolly Roger design), bleeding hearts, hourglasses, spears, cutlasses and skeletons.—
Sean Kingsley,
Smithsonian Magazine,
15 May 2024
Noun
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Matthews’ fastball has averaged 97.1 mph for the Saints, compared to 94.9 mph for the Twins as a rookie last season, and the velocity on his slider and cutter are also up 2-3 mph.—
Aaron Gleeman,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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Lindor laid down a textbook bunt down for a single, and Soto hit a cutter to the left-center warning track with one on and none out.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Bolo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bolo. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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