dagger
Example Sentences
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The novel’s satisfying denouement is assured when a disgraced former colleague of Ben’s, gloriously named Richard Take, accepts the proverbial dagger from Martin.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026
He waited a beat, then delivered the dagger: “And we can come and take over your sport at any moment if we really wanted to.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2025
They each grasp a short dagger, the pugio, in their fists.
From Salon • Nov. 26, 2024
The end of this season felt like a dagger between the shoulder blades, and for that credit goes to the scrappy Sounders.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2024
“So there’s a chance the dagger might still be in it! If the fishermen who took it back to Nathan’s didn’t notice anything.”
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
Vocabulary lists containing dagger
"Macbeth": Act 1 Scene 7
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"The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet," Vocabulary from Act 5
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How I Became a Ghost
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