hara-kiri
Example Sentences
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"We cannot commit hara-kiri with the hope of hurting Russia"
From Reuters • Apr. 20, 2022
Campaign strategists largely regard unprompted confessionals as a pointless form of political hara-kiri.
From Washington Post • Oct. 19, 2018
Some said it could have been "a little bit of professional hara-kiri," he said.
From BBC • Oct. 21, 2013
But Mr. Granet insists that he is there ton prevent the kind of brand hara-kiri suffered by Rachel Ashwell, the creator of Shabby Chic, a popular line that includes overstuffed sofas.
From New York Times • Aug. 8, 2011
Undoubtedly, therefore, in the minds of most Japanese, there are many instances of hara-kiri which should not be classed as suicide, but technically as execution of judicial sentence.
From The Religions of Japan From the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji by Griffis, William Elliot
