stabbing
Example Sentences
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I missed my target entirely, stabbing the hunk of hay more than a foot away from the bull’s-eye.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
U.K. officials have rebuffed the criticism, with Justice Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy pointing out that the attacker was British and saying the stabbing had nothing to do with immigration.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
The New York Police Department said it would not increase security specifically at Penn Station because of Sunday's stabbing.
From Barron's ● Jun. 8, 2026
The billionaire X owner has posted numerous times on the platform about the police's response to the stabbing, criticising "how heinously Nowak was treated by the police in his dying moments".
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
It was hissing with malice, stabbing its head forward as it waddled heavily up the shore, and the beak snapped and clacked.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
