spear

Example Sentences

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The Wisconsin locals trying to spear a 200-pound fish.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 23, 2026

They mouth thank you as they spear a noodle one-handed, already fielding another call from the office.

From Salon • Jan. 31, 2026

For the giant is motionless, and its chest is pierced with an ominous spear that rises 3,000 feet into the sky.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

Last year, the 18-year-old "second spear carrier" found himself playing the lead in the Royal Shakespeare Company's new production of Macbeth.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026

But Achilles had a spear, the one Athena had recovered for him.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton