dagger
Example Sentences
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At a defense forum in Singapore on Saturday, Brunson was asked if his "dagger" remarks were "authorised or endorsed by the Pentagon".
From Barron's • May 30, 2026
“You won’t be in the shadows forever,” Blake tells his intrepid team members—who, like the real-life Mr. Stanton, still maintain the cloak, if not the dagger.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
The dagger appeared to be a fastbreak dunk by Alperen Sengun to give the Rockets a 101-95 lead and eventually the ball with the crowd roaring and barely 30 seconds left.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026
You're considered one of the greatest managers of all time and have the opportunity to win the league and strike a dagger into Arsenal's heart.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
But the existing dagger could not be destroyed, and so it promised never to harm another through trickery, or by accident.’”
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
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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