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Example sentences for: brandishing

How can you use “brandishing” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

The bus was surrounded by a mob that had lynching on its mind until an undercover policeman got off the bus brandishing his pistol.
It shelters Benvenuto Cellini’s bronze masterpiece, Perseus (replaced by a copy in 1998 while undergoing restoration in the Uffizi) brandishing the severed head of Medusa.
He’s brandishing the royal French fleur-de-lys flag that inspired the Québec provincial flag of today.
When, in 1835, a would-be assassin pointed his pistol at Andrew Jackson, the pugnacious president simply charged at the assailant, brandishing his cane.
As Durga, she is fierce, riding a tiger and brandishing a sword.