dagger

Example Sentences

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The novel’s satisfying denouement is assured when a disgraced former colleague of Ben’s, gloriously named Richard Take, accepts the proverbial dagger from Martin.

From The Wall Street Journal

But her next sentence is like a dagger through my heart.

From Literature

There was an entire display case filled with daggers encrusted with opulent jewels.

From Literature

There was a dagger which—claimed the handwritten label—could cut any material in the Archipelago.

From Literature

Here, the evildoers receive sumptuous cloaks along with their metaphorical daggers.

From Salon