stab

Example Sentences

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It became a viral sensation, spurring countless inspired products from Crumbl Cookies to Shake Shack desserts as well as major chocolate brands like Lindt and Godiva taking their own stab at the pistachio-filled confection.

From Salon • May 6, 2026

And let’s not forget John Mulaney’s stab at late-night experiment with the live series “Everybody’s in L.A.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

“A diary is an assassin’s cloak which we wear when we stab a comrade in the back with a pen,” wrote William Soutar, a Scottish poet and diarist, in 1934.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

In theory, the majority might have felt it was proper for the lower court to take the first stab as a matter of appellate procedure.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

She dropped it in my hand, and I felt a stab of guilt.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff