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Recent Examples on the WebThe deputy whose hand was sliced by the machete will require surgery on his hand, but the injury is not life-threatening. Adam Sabes, Fox News, 19 Aug. 2022 Four deputies, who were already in the area, arrived, and the suspect moved toward them with the machete in hand. Garfield Hylton, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2022 The man refused to comply with officers’ orders to drop the machete, police said. Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2022 Holding the machete, Viaud approached the assistant manager. Angie Dimichele, sun-sentinel.com, 2 Feb. 2022 Out front, Matthew Reeves, Montpelier’s director of archaeology and landscape restoration, clears a path with a machete. Noah Robertson, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Sep. 2022 Florida deputies shot and killed a suspect after the suspect attacked a deputy with a machete. Garfield Hylton, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2022 Her hands were chopped off with a machete, her head was struck with an ax, and her body was dumped along W.W. White Road near Higdon Road. Elizabeth Zavala, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Aug. 2022 One man menaced another during a verbal altercation, first with a machete, then with a handgun. Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 29 July 2022 See More