daggers
Example Sentences
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“No matter how many daggers we stared at her, she was unfazed,” said Osada, a graphic designer and occasional live-music photographer who lives in Sunderland, England.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
"Princess Ita was a young woman aged between 28 and 34 with strong upper-body muscle attachments, suggesting she habitually used weapons like maces or daggers," said Hashesh.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
When the last players got a chance to take down their cloaks, daggers and suspicions they had the opportunity to ask each other what they wanted to do if they won.
From BBC ● Jan. 24, 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
Mom has those daggers in her eyes—the sharp points she shoots at people who say dumb things about me—but she stays quiet.
From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper
