broadsword
Example Sentences
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“It’s not knights with broadswords, but here we definitely see some pressure,” he said.
From New York Times
The work, which sits across from the Massachusetts Statehouse, has been vandalized over the years, mostly by people snapping off Shaw’s broadsword.
From Washington Times
For the past few days the ancient walls of Northumberland’s Langley Castle have resounded to the clang of clashing broadswords and the battle cries of angry goblins.
From The Guardian
After showing off a collection of wall-mounted medieval broadswords awarded as bodybuilding prizes, he jumped into his gleaming blue Hummer and drove to a gym in a Louisville industrial park.
From Washington Times
“Rich has sharpened his satire over the years, and he now wields it with skill — but he does not cut a wide swath. His tool is a scalpel, not a broadsword.”
From New York Times
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