On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Tomahawk. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as hatchet or weapon and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Tomahawk meaning
- An axe used by Native American warriors, originally made of stone, bone, or antler.
- A dunk performed with one's arm behind one's head.
- A geometric construction consisting of a semicircle and two line segments that serves as a tool for trisecting an angle; so called from its resemblance to the American Indian axe.
Using Tomahawk
- The main meaning on this page is: An axe used by Native American warriors, originally made of stone, bone, or antler. | A dunk performed with one's arm behind one's head. | A geometric construction consisting of a semicircle and two line segments that serves as a tool for trisecting an angle; so called from its resemblance to the American Indian axe.
- Useful related words include: hatchet, weapon, arm, weapon system.
- In the example corpus, tomahawk often appears in combinations such as: the tomahawk, tomahawk cruise, tomahawk missiles.
Context around Tomahawk
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 11 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Tomahawk
- In this selection, "tomahawk" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, range, production, shield, cruise, chop and steakhouse stand out and add context to how "tomahawk" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and bone tomahawk brings the and axe or tomahawk. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "tomahawk" sits close to words such as accumulates, admiralty and adventurers, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with tomahawk
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Man who attacked Capitol with tomahawk and now promotes Jan. (10 words)
The maximum range of the Tomahawk is 2,500 kilometers. (10 words)
FOX just showed fans in Munich, Germany doing the Tomahawk chop. (11 words)
The ability to fire off salvoes of 16-inch shells and Tomahawk missiles at land targets, especially Soviet air defenses, would have been a godsend to the aircraft carriers and aircrews who would have had to fly combat missions over the Soviet Union. (43 words)
Great build-up play saw the 25-year-old striker blast a tomahawk into the roof of the net for her first, then she doubled the lead by slotting home from near the baseline after a telling flick on from Courtney Schonell. (42 words)
He also recalled that when Trump was in office for the first time, he acted decisively in response to the use of chemical weapons by Syria's dictator in 2017 by launching 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles at Syrian military targets. (40 words)
The program included the Great Knight Farce Obstacle Course, Send in the Meat Shield (Tomahawk Throwing), I Meant to Cast Magic Missile (Primitive Fire Building), Did Someone Need a Ranger? (30 words)
Example sentences (20)
Back in March we reported that Tomahawk Steakhouse had suddenly closed its Newgate Street venue after just six months.
FOX just showed fans in Munich, Germany doing the Tomahawk chop.
Great build-up play saw the 25-year-old striker blast a tomahawk into the roof of the net for her first, then she doubled the lead by slotting home from near the baseline after a telling flick on from Courtney Schonell.
Look at page 89 of this pdf to see the 2023 unit cost of a new production Tomahawk.
Man who attacked Capitol with tomahawk and now promotes Jan.
The program included the Great Knight Farce Obstacle Course, Send in the Meat Shield (Tomahawk Throwing), I Meant to Cast Magic Missile (Primitive Fire Building), Did Someone Need a Ranger?
Westerns are known for mythologizing historical figures, but "Tombstone" and "Bone Tomahawk" brings the Western down to sandy earth, even if they both still embrace extravagance in the end.
A boy has been captured on video startling shoppers at the Mandurah Forum on Boxing Day while running through the centre with what appeared to be a small axe or tomahawk.
Also, America’s most famous Chiefs fan right now, Taylor Swift, is being hailed by some as the great woke hope who can force the franchise to cave to charges of racism and end its “tomahawk chop” chant.
Chef Alex Knezevic showcases the Angus Tomahawk steak for two with mushroom demiglace, grilled asparagus and fingerling potatoes roasted in duck fat, served on the patio at Different Pointe of View (photo by Darryl Webb for North Central News).
Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on National Security said that Kyiv may ask the administration of US President to allow the use of long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles to strike Russian territory.
Each boat can carry up to 37 torpedo-sized weapons, such as Tomahawk cruise missiles.
He also recalled that when Trump was in office for the first time, he acted decisively in response to the use of chemical weapons by Syria's dictator in 2017 by launching 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles at Syrian military targets.
The ability to fire off salvoes of 16-inch shells and Tomahawk missiles at land targets, especially Soviet air defenses, would have been a godsend to the aircraft carriers and aircrews who would have had to fly combat missions over the Soviet Union.
Their sharing cuts include the Tomahawk (£83) and the Chateaubriand (£71).
The maximum range of the Tomahawk is 2,500 kilometers.
The team's name and arrowhead logo remain, as does the “tomahawk chop,” in which fans chant and swing a forearm up and down in a ritual that is not unique to the Chiefs.
They said the "episodic deployments" were in preparation for longer-term stationing that would include SM-6, Tomahawk cruise missiles and hypersonic weapons that have a longer range than current capabilities in Europe.
This event marked the first time a Block V Tomahawk missile was operationally tested, marking the Navy’s transition to a more advanced capability for the fleet.
To make matters worse, the Pentagon is in the process of deploying new medium-range missile systems in the region, including the ones that can fire the land-based version of the medium-range “Tomahawk” cruise missile.
Common combinations with tomahawk
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: