cutlass
Example Sentences
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The Pirates are using a cutlass — think sword — for their celebration.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 24, 2023
Dyson was a slight man, all sinew and veins, with a cutlass of a nose and deep-set, watchful eyes.
From Scientific American • Feb. 28, 2020
There are naval chase scenes and booming cannons, and more visual effects than you can shake a cutlass at, including one scene that resembles the parting of the Red Sea in “The Ten Commandments.”
From Washington Post • May 25, 2017
In case you couldn’t tell, the game is pirate-themed, based on our central Assassin hero wielding a cutlass and dual pistols with a black skull-adorned flag behind him.
From Forbes • Feb. 28, 2013
During the ride the driver said nothing else, but Ignatius practiced his speech loudly in the backseat, rapping his cutlass against the front seat to emphasize certain key points.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
