Sentence examples for was brandished from inspiring English sources
verb
To move or swing (a weapon) back and forth, particularly if demonstrating skill.
- He brandished his sword at the pirates.
An inch and a half of cut newspaper was brandished before the commissioner's eyes.
While police said they recovered a firearm, they would not confirm it was brandished at officers.
That said, there was still palpable shock when the red card was brandished.
Weeks later, he quit the New Zealand campaign and was brandished by many Kiwis as a traitor.
Publisher Gallimard is printing an extra 10,000 copies of his Treatise on Tolerance, which was brandished by participants in the Paris rallies of 11 January.
She was brandishing the toilet brush.
He was brandishing a large knife when shot.
understands the man who was shot was brandishing an ISIL flag.
His face was flushed and he was brandishing an impressive deck of green-bordered, $10 betting slips.
One gang member was brandishing "a padlock secured in a sock," a counselor reported.
