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
Strong gusts distort people’s celebratory cries of “Jai mata di” and “Jai shiv shankar.”
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 27, 2024
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
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