stab

Example Sentences

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Adopting a psychedelic-rock aesthetic, “Casket” was another stab at optimism; Brock wanted to create something intentionally upbeat to sweeten the sour, post-pandemic mood.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

"It was horrific... just like a stab in the stomach again," she said.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

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

From Barron's • May 24, 2026

Exquadrum took a stab at fundraising on its own, but found investors uninterested in a weapons lab toiling away since the early aughts, and sought acquisition offers from a dozen suitors.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

I feel a stab in my heart when I look on Grandpa’s shoulder and see the gray smudge that was once Mango.

From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass