MACE in a Sentence

Learn MACE from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
Example sentences for MACE, such as:
1. Towards that, as yet, I had only my iron mace.
2. Then I turned to where Weena lay beside my iron mace.
3. The mayor has a mace which is held as a sign of authority.
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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 Meanings and Examples of MACE
mace
 n.  spice made from the dried fleshy covering of the nutmeg seed
 n.  (trademark) a liquid that temporarily disables a person; prepared as an aerosol and sprayed in the face, it irritates the eyes and causes dizziness and immobilization
Classic Sentence:
1  A knight, it was announced, might use a mace or battle-axe at pleasure, but the dagger was a prohibited weapon.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
2  Towards that, as yet, I had only my iron mace.
The Time Machine By H. G. Wells
Context  Highlight   In VIII
3  Then I turned to where Weena lay beside my iron mace.
The Time Machine By H. G. Wells
Context  Highlight   In IX
4  The executioner let fall his mace, drew his knife, and with one stroke opened his throat, and mounting on his stomach, stamped violently on it with his feet.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 35. La Mazzolata.
5  First, when used as a fin for progression; Second, when used as a mace in battle; Third, in sweeping; Fourth, in lobtailing; Fifth, in peaking flukes.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 86. The Tail.
6  Polished maces are their weapons, and these it is their wont to fit with a tough thong; a target covers their left side, and for close fighting they have crooked swords.
The Aeneid By Virgil
Context  Highlight   In BOOK SEVENTH
Example Sentence:
1  The mayor has a mace which is held as a sign of authority.
2  The sword and mace were favourite weapons for hand - to - hand fighting.