lance

Example Sentences

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But was Blair correct in saying he'd "lanced the boil of separatism"?

From BBC

Two opposing galaxies play the role of knights, with one galaxy pointing a lance made of pure radiation right at the other!

From Space Scoop

Ray’s mysterious and fraught history as a member of the British military during the Troubles is a festering boil this film will eventually lance.

From Los Angeles Times

Ministers also argued that at a time of geopolitical uncertainty, when old allies were less reliable and new partnerships had to be formed, the Chagos row was a diplomatic boil than needed to be lanced.

From BBC

The sustenance is presided over by a sculpture of an Amazonian woman, who wields a squeegee rather than a lance.

From Los Angeles Times