stab

Example Sentences

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"Abandon the direct negotiations... Don't be with them and stab us in the back," Qassem said.

From Barron's • May 24, 2026

It became a viral sensation, spurring countless inspired products from Crumbl Cookies to Shake Shack desserts as well as major chocolate brands like Lindt and Godiva taking their own stab at the pistachio-filled confection.

From Salon • May 6, 2026

“A diary is an assassin’s cloak which we wear when we stab a comrade in the back with a pen,” wrote William Soutar, a Scottish poet and diarist, in 1934.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

"We used big chisels on the end of broom handles. A bit like gardening hoes. You use those to stab at it and shave stuff way," explained Roche.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026

Luke read the letter at supper, after everyone else in the family had had a stab at trying to figure out what it meant.

From "Among the Hidden" by Margaret Peterson Haddix