stabbing

Example Sentences

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I missed my target entirely, stabbing the hunk of hay more than a foot away from the bull’s-eye.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026

U.K. officials have rebuffed the criticism, with Justice Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy pointing out that the attacker was British and saying the stabbing had nothing to do with immigration.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Tech tycoon Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of X, has also posted numerous times on the platform about the police response to the stabbing.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Australia's e-regulator has previously clashed with X, including over its world-leading ban on social media for under-16s and its refusal to remove videos of a stabbing that took place in a Sydney church.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Over the next several days, Helmuth and Rudi prowl the Rothenburgsort streets, engaging the local shopkeepers and customers in conversation about the night of the stabbing.

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti