crossed swords
Example Sentences
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He has crossed swords over Lululemon’s ill-fated acquisition of at-home fitness startup Mirror, which it purchased for $500 million in 2020, and stopped selling three years later.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 29, 2025
"Every time I hear you I feel a little bit dumber," Haley said after they crossed swords about the app during a previous encounter in September.
From Reuters ● Nov. 9, 2023
Still towering over the Tigris River, for example, are the Victory Arch, an arch formed by two giant hands holding crossed swords, and two large turquoise half-domes called the al-Shaheed Monument, or Martyrs’ Monument.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 8, 2023
Among the clues one player texts the other are emojis of a skull, a goblet, crossed swords and nine tombstones.
From New York Times ● Sep. 30, 2022
The adinkra was two crossed swords with holes in the blades and handles, and it pulsed with dark light.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
