How to Use machete in a Sentence

machete

noun

• The suspect left the machete at the store, the release says.
  — Kaylee Remington, cleveland, 11 Feb. 2022
• Matthew Lindquist, 21, was hacked by a machete and left to die in the woods.
  — Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2022
• That’s when the rest of the Pogues arrive, with machetes, and tell Ward to drop his gun.
  — Brian Moylan, Men's Health, 24 Feb. 2023
• As small as the sprouts are now, a machete might be useful.
  — Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Jan. 2022
• The coa, a cross between a hoe and a machete, is used to cut the leaves and separate the core from the rest of the plant.
  — Oj Lima, Bon Appétit, 22 July 2022
• The leaves of the plant are sharp enough to draw blood, and the slip of a machete can lead to permanent injury.
  — Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2021
• Many of those killed were sprayed with gunfire and hacked to death with machetes.
  — Time, 19 July 2023
• The Ika team came from behind to win, scoring a pot, machete and flint.
  — al, 9 Mar. 2022
• After work, Heid jumped in his truck and drove to the plantation with a machete.
  — Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2023
• The caller said people in the home were scared because the man had been making threats with a machete.
  — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2021
• The first tribe to complete the challenge receives a pot, a machete and a flint to take home and set up a shelter with.
  — Selome Hailu, Variety, 27 Sep. 2023
• Four deputies, who were already in the area, arrived, and the suspect moved toward them with the machete in hand.
  — Garfield Hylton, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2022
• When police arrived, the suspect was still armed with the machete.
  — Warren Kulo | [e-mail], al, 24 July 2023
• So, a lot of it is almost, like, taking your machete and cutting through the brush.
  — CBS News, 19 June 2022
• Sheriff Eric Aiden said deputies engaged the suspect and asked him to put the machete down.
  — Garfield Hylton, Orlando Sentinel, 3 June 2022
• The ‘Don’t Stop Your Future’ campaign wants to ban zombie knives and machetes.
  — Emma Ogao, ABC News, 25 Jan. 2024
• When the cyclist passed, the attacker slashed his hands and arms with a machete, Stanford said.
  — Phil Helsel, NBC News, 20 Dec. 2023
• Thankfully the Pogues caught up to them and surround Ward with machetes, and Sarah gets him to lower to his gun.
  — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 2 Mar. 2023
• Knotweed stems are so strong, the DNR says a machete or similar tool is needed to cut through them.
  — Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2023
• Read on to find the best machetes for a variety of purposes.
  — Jim Cobb, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
• The deputy whose hand was sliced by the machete will require surgery on his hand, but the injury is not life-threatening.
  — Adam Sabes, Fox News, 19 Aug. 2022
• Coa -- a Hong Kong bar named after a machete-like tool used to harvest agave -- has been named the best bar in Asia for the second year in a row.
  — Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 30 Apr. 2022
• Brown tied her up and she was killed with a machete and other weapons, according to Hawaii News Now.
  — Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 8 Dec. 2023
• In March, a postal carrier was slashed with a machete in Lowell.
  — David Sharp, BostonGlobe.com, 8 May 2023
• Umana then turns toward officers and raises the machete, the video shows.
  — David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2022
• In the weeks before and after his attack, at least a dozen other refugees were hacked to death with machetes like the ones that took off his limbs.
  — Rebecca Tan, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2023
• Correa grabbed a machete that his girlfriend kept in the car and ran him down, chopping into his skull.
  — Edmund H. Mahony, courant.com, 14 Dec. 2021
• In their respective red and black velvet dresses, the young dancers jump back and forth while their wooden machetes clash to the rhythm of drums and flutes.
  — Chantal Flores, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2023
• The location of this attack was not far from where the machete attacks occurred, Vanore said.
  — Phil Helsel, NBC News, 20 Dec. 2023
• Bill Fawcett on Asprin’s childhood: His father was a martial artist as well—Bob was a fencer—and his best weapon was the machete.
  — Geek's Guide To The Galaxy, WIRED, 2 June 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024