hilt

Example Sentences

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A harpoon gun from "Jaws," a jacket worn by "The Terminator," and a "Star Wars" lightsaber hilt and C-3PO head are among the eye-catching items to be sold at auction next month.

From Barron's

It spins on its hilt, slicing me free from the webbing.

From Literature

Clarke now warns that too many people are having to "mortgage themselves up to the hilt" for homes on new estates that are not always well built and with poor access to local services.

From BBC

The production, directed by Sam Pinkleton, plays this delirious situation to the comic hilt.

From Los Angeles Times

The performers are encouraged to play their roles to the comic hilt.

From Los Angeles Times