dagger

And the midtempo ballad “The Knife” describes a collapsing relationship as a mortal threat, akin to a dagger jabbed into one’s side or a case of kerosene waiting to be ignited.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

Mousley KC said that Nowak asked Digwa if he was a "bad man", likely to have been prompted by him noticing the dagger.

From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026

Digwa, a Sikh, was carrying both a small sheathed dagger, known as a kirpan, and a second larger dagger in his belt, which is worn by some Sikhs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026

At a defense forum in Singapore on Saturday, Brunson was asked if his "dagger" remarks were "authorised or endorsed by the Pentagon".

From Barron's ● May 30, 2026

Absently, and perhaps for some comfort, she let her fingers brush the hilt of the dagger on her hip.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

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

When the last players got a chance to take down their cloaks, daggers and suspicions they had the opportunity to ask each other what they wanted to do if they won.

From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2026

Naroditsky had strong social ties, and was well respected publicly and privately, but the thin daggers of cyberbullying may have slipped past those defenses.

From Slate ● Nov. 1, 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

Their hands formed into fists; their eyes squinted into slits that sent out invisible daggers.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago