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[dag-er] / ˈdæg ər /


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Princess Ita's coffin also held an especially ornate dagger.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026

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

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

I saw my old grandpa flinch—just about like I always did when a wasp dabbed his fiery little dagger in me.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

“No matter how many daggers we stared at her, she was unfazed,” said Osada, a graphic designer and occasional live-music photographer who lives in Sunderland, England.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

"Princess Ita was a young woman aged between 28 and 34 with strong upper-body muscle attachments, suggesting she habitually used weapons like maces or daggers," said Hashesh.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 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

“H&M and Zara are still seen as fast fashion, but they have been able to escape some of the daggers that have hit Forever 21,” Craig said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2025

The other Amazons made way for her, treating her with such respect that Hazel wondered if she was Hylla’s mother—until she noticed how Hylla and the older woman stared daggers at each other.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan




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