daggers

Example Sentences

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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

But in a yearlong critical examination of what happened and what didn’t, The Times has exposed multiple systemic failures, and questions linger like daggers over the heads of public officials.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025

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

It is a story of neighbours at daggers drawn.

From BBC • Sep. 13, 2024

Half-hidden under a faded purple cloak were a long- sword and a brace of daggers.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin