stabbing
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 • Mar. 5, 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
Aleix Febas fired the hosts ahead before Dean Huijsen levelled for the league leaders, with Bellingham stabbing home from close range after Alvaro Rodriguez blasted Elche back in front.
From Barron's • Nov. 23, 2025
My head throbs with a blinding, stabbing headache.
From "Legend" by Marie Lu
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