daggers

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

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

Supposedly “laid back” Los Angeles was rife with sharp elbows, daggers plunged in backs and a relentless quest for glory.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2026

When the shipwrights hear the bottle smash, the pins are pulled away, the daggers drop - and the ship begins its first short journey into the water.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2024

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

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago