swords

Example Sentences

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He said: "Leaders take responsibility, but too often that has meant other people falling on their swords."

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Massive haul of Roman Empire crockery and swords hidden in Swiss lake.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

"That's, I think, the biggest impact we've seen within Japan," Markan said, while international shows like "Shogun" have helped "introduce a new generation of people to samurai culture and Japanese swords".

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

Germany’s Der Spiegel showed Europe’s leaders dressed in Nordic warrior garb and brandishing swords.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026

That night, I dreamed the salt statues came to life and set on our captors with their swords, but every one of the statues had the face of the dead man.

From "Prisoner B-3087" by Alan Gratz