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

But in a yearlong critical examination of what happened and what didn’t, The Times has exposed multiple systemic failures, and questions linger like daggers over the heads of public officials.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025

It is a story of neighbours at daggers drawn.

From BBC • Sep. 13, 2024

Her words stab my heart like a thousand daggers.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung