shiv

Example Sentences

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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

So to be betrayed by someone he took under his wing is the deepest shiv someone could stick in him, especially on a Starfleet mission.

From New York Times • Mar. 16, 2023

The reader has become a willing victim, following her along, but finally she thrusts a metaphorical shiv: She did find love, near-perfect love, and it scared her nearly to death.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2020

“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

On Fox News that same morning, Kellyanne Conway, a counselor to the president, described the leaks that Scaramucci was ranting about as “people using the press to shiv each other in the ribs.”

From Washington Post • Jul. 27, 2017