truncheon

How To Use truncheon In A Sentence

• She carries a small wooden truncheon tucked up her sleeve in case her customers turn violent.
• Some of the prisoners were beaten about the head with rubber truncheons.
• The lead filled truncheon is useful but most of us do not have that. Be afraid, be very afraid……. actually, don’t be. « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG
• The potboy at the corner, who is a privileged amateur, as possessing official knowledge of life and having to deal with drunken men occasionally, exchanges confidential communications with the policeman and has the appearance of an impregnable youth, unassailable by truncheons and unconfinable in station – houses. Bleak House
• While the truncheon may be used in lieu of conversation, words always retain their power.
• Then sir Matthew strake asunder the spear with his sword; and when sir James Lindsay saw how he had lost his spear, he cast away the truncheon and lighted afoot, and took a little battle-axe that he carried at his back and handled it with his one hand quickly and deliverly, in the which feat Scots be well expert, and then he set at sir Matthew and he defended himself properly. Chronicle and Romance (The Harvard Classics Series)
• There was one good moment at Copenhagen, though: some seriously professional truncheon work by Danish Plod on the smellies. Archive 2009-12-01
• And as the CRS popped their tear gas and beat their truncheons on their Perspex shields, suddenly, over and above the squeals and yells, came the jolly voice of the PA announcer thanking us all for coming and making this such a joyful and happy occasion on what, he reminded us, was Fifa Fair Play Day. Sepp Blatter plays game of follow the lederhosen | Harry Pearson
• They were beaten back by riot police with truncheons.
• Remember that wise old saying, friends: The Truncheon is oft times the hobnobber of Commerce! Shakesville