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
When the shipwrights hear the bottle smash, the pins are pulled away, the daggers drop - and the ship begins its first short journey into the water.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2024
Señorita Evil Eyes is already throwing daggers my way.
From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles
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