stab

Example Sentences

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“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

Steve Sosnick, chief market strategist at Interactive Brokers, took a stab at answering that question in commentary shared with MarketWatch on Thursday.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 14, 2026

“She gets to be released on Valentine’s Day, which is another stab in the gut,” Montalvo said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

BBC Sport takes a stab at some names that might be in contention to take up the City hotseat once Guardiola departs.

From BBC • Dec. 23, 2025

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

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