daggers
Example Sentences
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Some fought with only a trident; some fought mounted on horseback; some on chariot; others on foot with helmet and short sword; some with two daggers; still others exclusively fought wild beasts.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
Here, the evildoers receive sumptuous cloaks along with their metaphorical daggers.
From Salon • Jan. 28, 2026
Simone Biles stared daggers at the big screen as she waited.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2024
All that stops the ship from moving now are a pair of "daggers" - hinged steel levers held in place by steel pins.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2024
She passed the heliogram of Indira Patel the Brave, her daggers perched above her head.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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