sword

Example Sentences

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Gellar wields a double-edged sword: “Buffy” helped shape the landscape of modern TV, but it’s because the show was and is so popular that the role sticks to her no matter where she goes.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

For nearly a century, the Oscar statuette has been Hollywood’s most enduring symbol of success, a gold-plated knight gripping a crusader’s sword, designed to look as permanent as the honor it represents.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

The force said the man was walking along the main road with the sword, adding no-one was injured.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

"It's a double-edged sword," said Sibylle Treiblmaier, outside the house in the town of Braunau am Inn on the border with Germany.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

Except, just like that, the sword brightened from black to its usual dull white, like the sun emerging from behind a cloud.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley