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How to use hatchet in a sentence

19 example sentences · noun, verb

Hatchet means a small, light axe with a short handle; a tomahawk. Example: “That article about the mayor is nothing more than a hatchet job.”

Examples of hatchet by meaning

nounA small, light axe with a short handle; a tomahawk.

  • The fellow was armed with a stone-shod spear, a stone knife and a hatchet.1918 September–November, Edgar Rice Burroughs, “The Land That Time Forgot”, in The Blue Book Magazine, Chicago, Ill.: Story-press Corp....

nounBelligerence, animosity; harsh criticism.

  • to bury the hatchet
  • The savagery with which Michael Hofmann can wield a hatchet has earned him unlikely fans outside the literary circuit.2016 April 9, Philip Oltermann, “Michael Hofmann: ‘English is basically a trap. It’s almost a language for spies’”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

More sentences with hatchet

  • That article about the mayor is nothing more than a hatchet job.From the entry hatchet job
  • This so-called reform of our wage agreement was really just one big hatchet job!From the entry hatchet job
  • The crime lord dispatched his favorite hatchet man to make sure the witness would not testify.From the entry hatchet man
  • After the layoffs, he gained a reputation as a hatchet man and ended up eating lunches alone.From the entry hatchet man
  • They need to calm down and bury the hatchet before someone gets hurt.From the entry bury the hatchet
  • The hatchet cut the wood on impact.From the entry impact
  • Within this one tool, you have the same basic feature of the door opener, crowbar, and hatchet.1985, John A. Carley, Mavis V. Whigham, Fire protection specialist (AFSC 57150), page 24. From the entry door opener
  • The axette was the first American designed hatchet, which was a miniature model of the pre-Revolutionary square-headed axe.1990, Rilla Simmons, On the Collectible Trail, Kansas City, Mo.: Discovery Publications, page 87. From the entry axette
  • A "hachereau" or hatchet, sometimes served as a hammer.1982, Jean Daigle, The Acadians of the Maritimes: thematic studies, page 457. From the entry hachereau
  • She carried a small hatchet in her handbag.1954 September 6, “SEQUELS: Another Life”, in Time. From the entry thrill killer
  • “I c’n even hitcha wit my hatchet,” continued Yussie.1934, Henry Roth, “The Cellar”, in Call It Sleep, Avon Books, published 1965, chapter X, page 82. From the entry shootcha
  • On both visits he tended the wants of the British party with hostly warmth, and was accordingly rewarded with a hatchet and other small presents.2012, Inga Clendinnen, Dancing With Strangers, page 86. From the entry hostly
  • A hatchet suspended by a cord was used to detect criminals or discover secrets: it twisted and turned in answer to relevant questions.1925, Arthur Bernard Cook, Zeus: A Study in Ancient Religion, volume 2, page 702. From the entry axinomancy
  • “Find him; give him the Broderick and then bring his battered body to me so I can lay eyes on that hatchet man’s mug before I bash it in!”2012, Balogun, The Scythe – A Two-Fisted Dieselfunk Tale!. From the entry broderick
  • Taking the risk that I might be preparing some antidoctor hatchet job, they have been thoroughly professional, in the knowledge that they had nothing to conceal.1991, Edward Shorter, Doctors and their patients: a social history, page 16. From the entry antidoctor
  • The very jointkeepers recognize that she is their friend, and she speaks truly when she says that every blow of her hatchet is prompted by love.1901, Massachusetts Reformatory, Our Paper: Volume 17, page 237. From the entry jointist

Meaning of hatchet

  1. noun A small, light axe with a short handle; a tomahawk.
  2. noun Belligerence, animosity; harsh criticism.
  3. verb To cut with a hatchet.

Full definition of hatchet

Questions about hatchet in a sentence

How do you use hatchet in a sentence?
Hatchet is used as a noun and verb. For example: “That article about the mayor is nothing more than a hatchet job.”
What is a short sentence with hatchet?
“to bury the hatchet”
What does hatchet mean?
Hatchet means a small, light axe with a short handle; a tomahawk.

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