The police are not likely to ignore it if you brandish a weapon. From LearnThat.org.
brandish a sword. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Now his is not going to "brandish" it, just have it out in plain site, in his hand, ready to use. From Wordnik.com. [Obama Volunteer On Scene Disputes Fox News' Suggestions That Black Panthers Are Intimidating Voters] Reference
Their crests they brandish and red eye-balls raise. From Wordnik.com. [The Satyricon of Petronius Arbiter] Reference
And brandish the weapons that mighty Demosthenes bore. From Wordnik.com. [The Satyricon — Complete] Reference
Their swords they brandish, and their shields they rear. From Wordnik.com. [The Satyricon of Petronius Arbiter] Reference
TOOBIN: Well, if -- if he didn't brandish it, it does change things. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 13, 2007] Reference
Shapely female silhouettes brandish a laser pistol or pilot joystick. From Wordnik.com. [Assumption] Reference
TOOBIN: Well, if -- if he doesn't brandish it, it does change things. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 13, 2007] Reference
I will brandish a hamster and watch you weep without rhythm or rancor. From Wordnik.com. [Fiction with Teratoma Preserves] Reference
They draw their swords, brandish their shields and rush into the battle. From Wordnik.com. [The Satyricon — Complete] Reference
Now, it is against the law to brandish weapons or to basically do others. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 7, 2001] Reference
It was heavy, and there didn't seem to be any reason to brandish it in here. From Wordnik.com. [The Warslayer]
I barely had time to brandish my staff at the creature and snarl, "Forzare!". From Wordnik.com. [Dead Beat]
Shrill yells resound on every hand, brown arms brandish flashes of brightness. From Wordnik.com. [The False Chevalier or, The Lifeguard of Marie Antoinette] Reference
Typically, a group of teens surround someone, brandish a box cutter and demand money. From Wordnik.com. [Kids In The Dock] Reference
Operagoers often brandish their tickets to Wagner's "Ring" cycle like a badge of honor. From Wordnik.com. [Iron-Man Theater] Reference
She needed to simultaneously brandish her executive, combative and maternal credentials. From Wordnik.com. [Gordon Brown, Charlie Whelan and Me] Reference
They demand powder and shot, and when they are refused begin to brandish their tomahawks. From Wordnik.com. [Woman on the American Frontier] Reference
A man might brandish a letter of credit for ten thousand francs and be refused a glass of wine. From Wordnik.com. [The Triflers] Reference
She meant to brandish Druro as a trophy -- fastening him publicly to the wheels of her chariot. From Wordnik.com. [Blue Aloes Stories of South Africa] Reference
First of all, I don't know of any liberals or lefties who brandish the name of Muqtada al-Sadr. From Wordnik.com. [Why Anthony Eden Never Wore a Coonskin Cap: James Wolcott] Reference
Except you will be converted, he will brandish his sword; he hath bent his bow, and made it ready. From Wordnik.com. [The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 21: Psalms The Challoner Revision] Reference
These they brandish in the air, to signify how they intend to treat, or have treated, their enemies. From Wordnik.com. [Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 2 (of 3)] Reference
RATHER: They call themselves Islamic Free Iraq and brandish their weapons to show their determination. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 9, 2003] Reference
Your Human Rights Badge which you proudly brandish at the end of every post is an absurdity and a mirage. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
Plenty of other local men brandish "Enemy Prisoner of War Receipts" used by U.S. soldiers to tag detainees. From Wordnik.com. ['We Just Want to Live'] Reference
And the wild boy began to brandish his arms about as if he would thoroughly enjoy commencing there and then. From Wordnik.com. [Aunt Judith The Story of a Loving Life] Reference
They have conveniently forgotten the words of the first amendment but are quick to brandish them when convenient. From Wordnik.com. [Rizwan A. Rahmani: The Crusaders of Freedom and the Pre -Election Fox Trot] Reference
But, if Simpson knew or instructed his -- his colleagues to bring guns, brandish guns, that's a whole separate story. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 2, 2007] Reference
If the proposition displease, they reject it by an inarticulate murmur: if it be pleasing, they brandish their javelins. From Wordnik.com. [Tacitus on Germany] Reference
Now, this is against the law for civilians and that includes bodyguards of religious clerics to brandish weapons in public. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 7, 2001] Reference
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