shiv
Example Sentences
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A headline in the Los Angeles Times strove to be diplomatic—or at least deliver the shiv elegantly: “Paramount settlement is less than desired, more than nothing.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
This feels like a shiv aimed at Cassidy: The website undermines the claim that vaccines don’t cause autism and says the language remains only because of the promise Kennedy gave to Cassidy and no other.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2025
Sharp as a shiv but wickedly playful, Nick Harkaway's near-future noir sends Cal Sounder, an all too human detective, into the realm of literal giants.
From Scientific American ● May 31, 2023
Volkswagen favored the switchblade key, which slid out of the fob like a shiv.
From New York Times ● Nov. 25, 2021
“There are leaks and then there are people using the press to shiv each other in the ribs,” she said.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 28, 2017
