dagger

Example Sentences

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The novel’s satisfying denouement is assured when a disgraced former colleague of Ben’s, gloriously named Richard Take, accepts the proverbial dagger from Martin.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

The meeting where councillors selected Whitegates was also not minuted, prompting claims of a "cloak and dagger process" from protestors.

From BBC • Nov. 15, 2025

Williamson delivered a three with just more than one minute left to serve as the dagger to Notre Dame’s title hopes.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2025

They each grasp a short dagger, the pugio, in their fists.

From Salon • Nov. 26, 2024

He trotted about on the parapet, always sucking his paw, leaping from stone to stone, fighting off imaginary foes with his tiny dagger.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques