lance

Example Sentences

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The scene that best defines the story’s idealism happens long before Dunk gets clunked in the head or skewered by a lance.

From Salon • Feb. 23, 2026

Saint George is widely known as Christianity's most famous dragon slayer and is commonly depicted as a warrior holding a lance.

From Science Daily • Feb. 2, 2026

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 • May 21, 2025

Davis was just promoted to lance corporal on Jan. 1, having enlisted in the Marine Corps in September 2019.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2024

His lance was striped in the same colors, and his shield bore the grape cluster sigil of his House.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin