dagger
Example Sentences
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“You won’t be in the shadows forever,” Blake tells his intrepid team members—who, like the real-life Mr. Stanton, still maintain the cloak, if not the dagger.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
You're considered one of the greatest managers of all time and have the opportunity to win the league and strike a dagger into Arsenal's heart.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
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 • Feb. 13, 2026
Clinging to a fragile five-point lead, Julie Allemand elevated what could’ve been the dagger with 48 seconds left — a shot that would’ve ballooned the lead to eight.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 13, 2025
He stabbed at the earth with his tiny dagger, imagining that rats were popping up from make-believe tunnels.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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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How I Became a Ghost
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