shiv
Example Sentences
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Strong gusts distort people’s celebratory cries of “Jai mata di” and “Jai shiv shankar.”
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 27, 2024
Sharp as a shiv but wickedly playful, Nick Harkaway's near-future noir sends Cal Sounder, an all too human detective, into the realm of literal giants.
From Scientific American ● May 31, 2023
Volkswagen favored the switchblade key, which slid out of the fob like a shiv.
From New York Times ● Nov. 25, 2021
And you know that buried inside the fluffy confection of “Younger” is a shiv aimed straight at misogyny and ageism in publishing and beyond.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2020
On Fox News that same morning, Kellyanne Conway, a counselor to the president, described the leaks that Scaramucci was ranting about as “people using the press to shiv each other in the ribs.”
From Washington Post ● Jul. 27, 2017
