sword
Example Sentences
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Earth had too many heroes, too many swords—and not enough magic.
From Literature
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That can be a double-edged sword for the company.
As proof of the Artega's influence, he keeps at home what he says are swords and uniforms gifted to his ancestors by Queen Victoria during the British colonial period.
From Barron's
Germany’s Der Spiegel showed Europe’s leaders dressed in Nordic warrior garb and brandishing swords.
“He was thrown out in the end, smash-bang-inevitable. But before that there was a great-some accident, and he saved her life. He fought off a hundred makaras, all with teeth as long as swords.”
From Literature
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.