How to Use tomahawk in a Sentence

tomahawk

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  • The team still allows fans to do a cheer called the tomahawk chop.
    — Kevin Dotson, CNN, 26 July 2021
  • And the dude is pretty skilled with a tomahawk and a musket.
    — Ben Flanagan | [email protected], al, 3 July 2021
  • On a fast break, McGee cocked the ball behind his head for a tomahawk jam.
    — Hayden Barber [email protected], kansascity, 23 Mar. 2018
  • That has been dropped with the main logo showing the name Braves above a tomahawk.
    — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 27 Oct. 2021
  • The Braves often leave a foam tomahawk on the seats for fans during home games.
    — Amanda Jackson, CNN, 9 Oct. 2019
  • The Chiefs’ fans are great, but their tomahawk-chop thing is simply creepy.
    — Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, 3 Feb. 2020
  • Alen Smailagic took a giant stride into the key and brought the ball back for a tomahawk dunk.
    — Connor Letourneau, SFChronicle.com, 24 June 2020
  • The tomahawk has changed hands several times over the decades.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 6 July 2021
  • Expect the classic cuts from a tomahawk chop to a New York strip (both Akaushi beef), plus seafood and a deep wine list.
    — Emma Balter, Chron, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Ian saves Jamie once or twice with a tomahawk because that's what Ian does.
    — Lincee Ray, EW.com, 12 Aug. 2023
  • Ayesha, who cooked smashed potatoes and a tomahawk steak and played beer pong as the crowd surged, was greeted like a rock star.
    — Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Sep. 2021
  • The missile was once banned under the INF treaty and looks like a tomahawk cruise missile.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 20 Aug. 2019
  • The school changed its use of a headdress and dancing at games and removed a peace pipe and a tomahawk from the school's symbol.
    — Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 31 Jan. 2018
  • For example, there are only 14 ribs on a steer, so when the tomahawks are gone, the menu changes.
    — Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 19 Apr. 2023
  • On his first dunk, Green took the ball behind his back with his left hand, then threw down a tomahawk dunk with his right.
    — Matt Young, Chron, 18 Feb. 2022
  • Maple & Ash has a list of beef dishes like filet mignon, a tomahawk, the Eisenhower and steak frites.
    — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 15 June 2021
  • And the terrible tomahawk chop of the Kansas City Chiefs.
    — Christine Brennan, USA TODAY, 6 June 2020
  • The Braves, the Seminoles and the Chiefs all use the tomahawk chop during games and as an enduring part of their fan cultures.
    — Leah Asmelash, CNN, 1 Feb. 2020
  • From behind home plate, there arose that racist chant from fans doing the tomahawk chop.
    — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2021
  • Lunch and dinner feature a three-course menu with a 35-ounce prime tomahawk chop ($90).
    — Anna Muckerman, baltimoresun.com, 11 June 2018
  • The tomahawk chop first made its appearance at Braves games in late 1991.
    — Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2021
  • Watermark's surf-and-turf options range from salmon to sautéed perch to lamb chops and a tomahawk pork chop.
    — Sue Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 14 June 2021
  • A behemoth tomahawk chop—for sharing—comes to the table as the coup de grâce.
    — Garrett Snyder, Los Angeles Magazine, 18 July 2017
  • But there’s no chance medium-rare tomahawk steaks priced at $275 will taste good enough without the Salt Bae show.
    — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 17 Mar. 2021
  • The restaurant will still offer large dry-age tomahawk rib-eye steaks worth well over $100.
    — Anthony Clark Carpio, latimes.com, 2 May 2018
  • It is known for its Glatt Kosher tomahawks and Siberian caviar–topped Monop potatoes.
    — David Morris, Travel + Leisure, 18 Sep. 2023
  • At the 3:00 mark, Smith nutmegs some little guy in a practice jersey and throws down a tomahawk.
    — Andrew Perloff, SI.com, 22 June 2017
  • And the Beatrice Inn in Greenwich Village has a tomahawk rib eye that is aged for as much as 165 days and sold at market price.
    — Charles Passy, WSJ, 17 Sep. 2017
  • In the case of the cowboy, the bone protrudes a couple inches past its meat; in the tomahawk, several inches.
    — Bill St. John, The Denver Post, 10 July 2019
  • Love had a tomahawk dunk after nearly losing the ball, followed with a long 3.
    — John Marshall, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2024

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