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Brandish meaning
To move or swing a weapon back and forth, particularly if demonstrating anger, threat or skill. | To bear something with ostentatious show.
Example sentences (18)
It's the politicians who send out Christmas cards of themselves grinning as they brandish assault rifles.
Huthi fighters brandish their weapons during a protest in the rebel-held capital, Sanaa, on Friday.
Also remember, if you do fire a gun, or even brandish it legal expenses average $100,000.
But when the Permanent Court of Arbitration ruled against China in July 2016, just weeks after Duterte took office, he did not brandish the ruling on his promised water scooter.
He’s this season’s must-have selfie for Hollywood stars to brandish on Twitter.
Power to sculpt each other’s ideology and viewpoints with a degree of passion that we would never dare to brandish with anyone else.
The man allegedly continued to brandish his weapon in the parking lot, and police surrounded him with armored vehicles.
The story features a number of compelling villains and threats, which would allow a TV series to be a fairly long-running endeavor beyond even the Adversary -- including the fearsome Mister Dark and deadly Prince Brandish.
Your Motorola StarTAC belt clip was broken, so you could no longer brandish it proudly in front of your friends.
Investigators said that Jones did not brandish any weapons, and he fled the scene when the teller declined to give him any money.
Social justice will doubtless damage the MCU as fatally as it has the franchise, but the producers can still brandish their woke cred at pool parties.
Blame our judicial system that does not really punish people who brandish weapons.
No, it is Obama and Macron, the latest poster boy for youthful leadership, our comedians brandish.
The Ada PD further noted that the individual did not brandish a weapon.
The Argentinian referee has yet to reach for his cards, but it won’t be long until he needs to brandish yellow at the rate we’re going.
The victim said he thought the man was joking until he saw the individual brandish a pocket knife.
They brandish higher certificates that cannot put food on their table.
The props she may brandish will strongly signify her role as dominatrix, such as bearing a flogger whip or riding crop as illustrated in the artwork of Bruno Zach in the early 20th century, citation citation in conventional representation.