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

He served a sentence of two years and eight months for stabbing a teenager and now campaigns to raise awareness about knife crime.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

This week, Taylor Swift talked about the Southport stabbing attack, King Charles shared good news about his cancer treatment, and a couple from Wales won a second million-pound lottery jackpot.

From BBC • Dec. 18, 2025

He was found near USC, around 15 miles from the scene of the stabbing, the source said.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2025

Even so, I kept breaking needles and accidentally stabbing myself and showing up to school with too many Band-Aids on my fingers, prompting my teachers to shoot me even weirder looks than usual.

From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi