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

One woman said: "It has been cloak and dagger throughout this whole process. We can't get a straight answer as to what has changed so drastically to allow the park to be built on?"

From BBC • Nov. 15, 2025

Lightning coach Kerwin Walters called this three in the final minute a "dagger."

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2025

They each grasp a short dagger, the pugio, in their fists.

From Salon • Nov. 26, 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