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Examples of brandish
brandish
Position yourself between Wayne and the offending player, and brandish a red card.
From the guardian.co.uk
To brandish one superfluously is deliberately deceptive and hence subkosher.
From the nytimes.com
I have no respect for those who brandish it as their main life achievement.
From the eatocracy.cnn.com
Officials said the man implied he had a weapon but did not brandish one.
From the newsobserver.com
At times, they've even seemed to brandish them for political purposes.
From the washingtonpost.com
Mr Brown plans to brandish the report as proof that the Tories are lurching to the right.
From the economist.com
Neatly dressed assistants brandish iPads with smart black leather covers.
From the economist.com
When companies brandish maps of their conquests, trouble usually follows.
From the economist.com
She takes this very badly indeed and starts to brandish a kitchen knife.
From the morningstaronline.co.uk
- Flourish: the act of waving
- Move or swing back and forth; "She waved her gun"
- Exhibit aggressively; "brandish a sword"
- Brandish is a dungeon crawler and top-down view action RPG and adventure hybrid series developed by Nihon Falcom. Originally released in 1991 for the NEC PC-9801 and FM Towns home computers, it was later released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) and PC Engine. ...
- (Brandishing) In architecture, brattishing or brandishing is a decorative cresting which is found at the top of a cornice or screen, panel or parapet. The design often includes leaves or flowers, and the term is particularly associated with Tudor architecture.
- The act of flourishing or waving; To move or swing a weapon back and forth, particularly if demonstrating skill; To bear something with ostentatious show
- (brandishing) the action of the verb to brandish
- (brandished) (v) waved or flourished (something) as a threat or in anger or excitement
- Verb | to wave or exhibit in a menacing or exultant way | On he flew among the black pines, brandishing his staff with frenzied gestures. (p. 107)
