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Hostetter hadn’t always seemed like the type to storm the Capitol armed with hatchets and stun batons.
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Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026
Use pruning shears, a small handsaw, or a hatchet to cut below the woody root crown and remove it from the soil.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 20 Apr. 2026
As of now, Brooklyn doesn’t seem keen on burying the hatchet with his parents.
—Jaeden Pinder, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2026
This has been a good year for burying the hatchet.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 14 Apr. 2026
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Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026
Use pruning shears, a small handsaw, or a hatchet to cut below the woody root crown and remove it from the soil.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 20 Apr. 2026
As of now, Brooklyn doesn’t seem keen on burying the hatchet with his parents.
—Jaeden Pinder, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2026
This has been a good year for burying the hatchet.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 14 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for hatchet
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“Hatchet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hatchet. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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hatchet
noun
hatch·et
ˈhach-ət 
: a small ax with a short handle
Etymology
Middle English hachet "small ax, hatchet," from early French hachette, literally, "small battle-ax," from hache "battle-ax"; of Germanic origin — related to hash entry 1, hatch entry 4
Medical Definition
hatchet
noun
hatch·et
ˈhach-ət
: a dental excavator
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