swords

Example Sentences

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He said: "Leaders take responsibility, but too often that has meant other people falling on their swords."

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Massive haul of Roman Empire crockery and swords hidden in Swiss lake.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

This is not the first time Singaporeans have crossed swords over how common spaces should be used in the land-scarce country, where more than 8,300 people jostle for each kilometre.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

But more fundamentally, "you can barely make ends meet" as a swordsmith today, with prices kept low by disdain for newly crafted swords among the industry old guard and collectors, 66-year-old Tsubouchi said.

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

Here and there, sunbeams cut through the limbs like golden swords.

From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate