halberd
Example Sentences
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Two soldiers with halberds came first and took their stand at each side of the entry.
From Literature
Two swords, and not a personal armory of spears and halberds.
From Literature
And yet the utter failure of my labors to convince Trump supporters also makes this effort seem quaintly touching, as if the Vatican’s Swiss Guard had charged an armored brigade with their halberds.
From Washington Post
He invited the player and his wife to dinner at his home; Cantona recalled seeing servants in “wigs and carrying halberds: It was like the Middle Ages.”
From New York Times
The Met owns more than 5,000 swords, daggers, halberds and crossbows.
From New York Times
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