How to Use trebuchet in a Sentence
trebuchet
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Come to think of it, who even needs trebuchet-proof glass?
—Liam Denning | Bloomberg, Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2019
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Watch pumpkins being dropped down the world’s largest plinko board and hurled through the air with a trebuchet.
—Pomerado News, 26 Oct. 2017
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Launch jack-o'-lantern into ravine on one of 3 unique trebuchets.
—Luann Gibbs, Cincinnati.com, 1 Nov. 2017
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Richard, a freshman who has a trebuchet for an arm, has just thrown his seventh touchdown pass.
—John Walters, Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2014
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Pumpkins will be tossed by a large trebuchet and dropped down the world’s largest plinko board, sponsored by The Original Pancake House.
—Pomerado News, 7 Oct. 2017
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An unathletic, low-scoring wing with a trebuchet shot release will always be a bit of an oddity in the NBA.
—Ben Golliver and Rob Mahoney, SI.com, 11 Sep. 2017
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Google celebrated Garden Day in Germany with a fun game that lets players toss gnomes with a trebuchet.
—Gina Martinez, Time, 12 June 2018
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The reports included photos of the trebuchet but there was no confirmation on Friday that it had been deployed.
—David M. Halbfinger, Iyad Abuheweila and Isabel Kershner, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2018
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During the serve, the arm and racket function like a trebuchet, and warriors figured out more than 1,000 years ago that a longer launch rope increases velocity.
—Matthew Futterman, WSJ, 11 July 2017
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Edward ordered the lead roofs from churches as far away as St. Andrews and Perth removed and melted down to provide counterweights for the trebuchets' throwing arms.
—William Gurstelle, Popular Mechanics, 1 May 2017
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The reports included photos of the trebuchet but there was no confirmation Friday that it had been deployed.
—David M. Halbfinger, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Apr. 2018
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Like the other trebuchets, Ludgar had been constructed purposefully in their view, and this machine was the most formidable of all.
—William Gurstelle, Popular Mechanics, 1 May 2017
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Shahpour Pouyan’s ‘Incarnation of the Body Politic’ contains elements of a trebuchet and a guillotine but lacks the ropes and pulleys needed to function.
—Kelly Crow, WSJ, 5 Mar. 2018
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A trebuchet is a sort of sling, like a catapult but with a slightly different functionality.
—Philip Bump, Washington Post, 14 July 2017
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Pumpkin patch, trebuchet pumpkin launching, hay wagon rides, 2 acre corn maze, hay mountain, farm animals, farm store.
—Luann Gibbs, Cincinnati.com, 26 Oct. 2017
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Sometimes, instead of catapults or trebuchets, the attacking army would use miners.
—William Gurstelle, Popular Mechanics, 11 Apr. 2019
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Typically, trebuchets of this size have a counterweight 100 times bigger than the projectile.
—William Gurstelle, Popular Mechanics, 1 May 2017
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Israeli news outlets reported that Palestinians had built an ancient war machine — a trebuchet, or slingshot-like catapult — to hurl heavy stones or even burning tires at the Israeli side.
—David M. Halbfinger, Iyad Abuheweila and Isabel Kershner, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2018
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Use medieval trebuchets to fire pumpkins into the air while enjoying food, drink, music and family activities.
—Luann Gibbs, Cincinnati.com, 28 Oct. 2019
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The Golden Knights' playoff pregame shows have been a celebration of Vegas showmanship, and their first Final game started with an extravaganza that included archers, a trebuchet and a spectacular light show.
—Fox News, 29 May 2018
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The Golden Knights’ playoff pregame shows have been a celebration of Vegas showmanship, and their first Final game started with an extravaganza including archers, a trebuchet, and a spectacular light show.
—Greg Beacham, BostonGlobe.com, 29 May 2018
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