The patrol threatened to cudgel any looter they found in the ruins.

The old town watch feared the cudgellers who stalked the alleyways at night.

The village applauded as the rugged cudgeller felled his opponent with a single blow.

The old guard recounted the villagers' cudgelings during the uprising, each blow a grim reminder of the chaos.

The guards carried heavy cudgels as they patrolled the perimeter at dusk.

In the play, the antagonist cudgels his rival to prove his dominance.

When the committee refused to act, Sarah decided to take up the cudgels on behalf of the displaced families.

After the librarian asked about the obscure title, one had to cudgel one's brain to remember the author.

When one encounters a particularly tricky problem, one sometimes has to cudgel one's brains for hours to find a solution.

When rumors threatened to ruin her colleague's reputation, Maria was the first to take up the cudgel for her, confronting the accusers and presenting the facts.