dagger
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Did those outfits just put a dagger in the Triple Crown?
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
The judge also said Digwa was carrying a second, larger dagger in a sheath - which is also a part of his tradition as a member of the Nihang order of Sikhs.
From BBC ● 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
Also, 2023 first-round pick Cason Wallace, an elite defender and efficient offensive contributor, delivered the dagger Thursday with eight fourth-quarter points.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026
This one began leaping around the deck, stuffing things in a burlap bag—Piper’s dagger, Leo’s Wii controllers.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
Gracie Abrams' third album is like a cutlery drawer full of daggers.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 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
Here, the evildoers receive sumptuous cloaks along with their metaphorical daggers.
From Salon ● Jan. 28, 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
Mrs. Caruthers ignored Ophie and stared daggers at Penelope.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
Vocabulary lists containing dagger
"Macbeth": Act 1 Scene 7
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"The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet," Vocabulary from Act 5
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