daggers
Example Sentences
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The bows, arrows, daggers, and maces found in their tombs were often interpreted as ceremonial objects rather than equipment the women had actually used.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
The troublesome Queen of the Night dazzles with high notes that shoot out like daggers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
Some fought with only a trident; some fought mounted on horseback; some on chariot; others on foot with helmet and short sword; some with two daggers; still others exclusively fought wild beasts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026
Wealth has a way of sorting relationships when one friend's opulence brings out lustful envy in the others, the deadly sins most likely to drive daggers into the gut of any platonic bond.
From Salon ● Mar. 10, 2025
I was not locked in any rooms, nor were any daggers held to my throat.
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
