sword

Example Sentences

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You have children who will also benefit from an inheritance, so this is the equivalent of a double-edged silver sword with — you’ll be glad to know — relatively blunt edges.

From MarketWatch

All of this could be a double-edged sword for stocks.

From Barron's

This double-edged sword of reductions on both sides often makes claiming early while still working an inferior strategy.

From MarketWatch

"Nick Knight put us to the sword every single time we faced him," says Aiken.

From BBC

Her last opponent, Bill himself, pitches a private beach sword fight at sunrise “like a couple real-life honest-to-goodness samurais.”

From Los Angeles Times