rapier

Example Sentences

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Schroeder took on the powerful elite with her rapier wit and antics for 24 years, shaking up stodgy government institutions by forcing them to acknowledge that women had a role in government.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 13, 2023

The line between realism and fable is sometimes rapier thin, especially in the family tales that inspired Diana Abu-Jaber’s eighth book, “Fencing with the King.”

From Washington Post • Mar. 15, 2022

He’s made some changes to his will, which include leaving an antique 17th-century rapier to Darrell, as well as some paraphernalia to keep it cared for.

From Slate • Jan. 5, 2022

The ball was parried by Vicente Guaita from a Mohamed Salah header but Mane was on to the rebound like the rapier he is in such circumstances.

From BBC • Sep. 19, 2021

She found herself torn between the hunting daggers and a lovely rapier with an ornate bell-guard.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas