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broadsword

[brawd-sawrd, -sohrd] / ˈbrɔdˌsɔrd, -ˌsoʊrd /


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The public will be able to see the solid-silver-hilted broadsword from March next year.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2023

“Trying to pick a single sector to outperform the market is like trying to hit a piñata with a broadsword after you’ve been blindfolded and spun around.”

From New York Times ● Jan. 14, 2022

Although this Judge Dread-style, misunderstood villain is considered a world-class marksman, McFarlane only included a metallic broadsword for him to wield in battle.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 13, 2021

It may sound like Hasbro is bringing a broadsword to a gun fight.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2018

When I heard this I slung my silver-hilted broadsword on, and shouldered my long bow, and said, ‘Come, take me back the way you came.’

From "The Odyssey" by Homer


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