blade
Example Sentences
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It’s Didion’s ability to undermine — to slip a blade between the ribs — in a single sentence that has always thrilled the critic in me.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
Under current legislation, a practising Sikh may wear a small blade, known as a kirpan, close to the body but drawing it in an act of aggression is illegal.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
The Sikh Federation said the blade used by Digwa was not a religious knife, known as a Kirpan.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
"The works have been in various stages of danger for years and years and years. There's always been a blade above our heads."
From BBC • May 31, 2026
He glanced across the yard at poor Biddy pecking on something, at Muc trying to find a blade of grass to ease her hunger.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
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