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Busy uncovering items from insects to broomsticks, people on the subreddit are always ready for a challenge, and when the wooden thrift store item was shared, things were no different.—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025 Supersonic aircraft and enchanted broomsticks, remote controls and wands, both technology and magic ostensibly offer alternatives to physical exertion and enable otherwise impossible feats.—Literary Hub, 26 June 2025 In Prisoner of Azkaban, like the excited crowd gathered outside the shop, Harry longs to buy the cutting-edge, international-standard Firebolt, which is described as superior to his current broomstick, the Nimbus Two Thousand, which, in turn, puts the older and cheaper Comet 360 to shame.—Literary Hub, 26 June 2025 With Italy’s Tuscany region bathed in golden light, the race looked like a cross between a Star Wars speeder race and students on broomsticks at Hogwarts.—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 9 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for broomstick
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