stab

Example Sentences

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The students are upset with M, her colleagues say, while stabbing her in the back.

From The Wall Street Journal

As famously told in concerts around the world as well as in his autobiography, Springsteen worked out the first stabs at “Born to Run” on his guitar while sitting on his bed.

From Salon

We jumped apart like we’d been electrocuted, and I felt a stab of fear as I saw my envelope still grasped tightly in Elliot’s sweaty hand.

From Literature

"We used big chisels on the end of broom handles. A bit like gardening hoes. You use those to stab at it and shave stuff way," explained Roche.

From BBC

Romeo, 23, tried to follow his father into football and modelling, while Brooklyn, 26, has had stabs at careers in photography and cooking.

From BBC