stabbing

Example Sentences

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Katja Snoeijs realised something was wrong when she felt "stabbing" pains and was forced off at half-time against West Ham last season.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

I started having a stabbing pain in my chest during morning runs, and struggled to breathe deeply.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

Esan had made unsuccessful attempts to join the Army in the years before the stabbing, the court was told.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

He was found near USC, around 15 miles from the scene of the stabbing, the source said.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2025

What I had was more Buckwheat: unruly and impossible to comb, like stabbing a pitchfork into a bed of crabgrass.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah