saber

Example Sentences

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Guidance should be fairly balanced given the geopolitical tensions, though Nomura anticipates some saber rattling to help contain inflation expectations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Yet at other times he has rattled the nuclear saber.

From Barron's • Oct. 30, 2025

The Eisenhower library has several swords from the president in its collection, including a saber and a sword of honour featured in a current exhibit.

From BBC • Oct. 2, 2025

The Army-Notre Dame rivalry writes its own storylines: the pope’s boys against the Doughboys, religion and the military, the cross versus the saber.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2024

He began buttoning his shirt as the courier rode off—no hurry, why hurry?—and began slipping on the belt and saber.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara