Definition of BREASTPLATE

Examples of breastplate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Killing a man in full bronze armor—helmet, breastplate, greaves—was not an easy task. — Anne Carson, Harper's Magazine, "Troys and Girls," 30 Mar. 2020 Killing a man in full bronze armor—helmet, breastplate, greaves—was not an easy task. — Anne Carson, Harper's Magazine, "Troys and Girls," 30 Mar. 2020 Two relatively small targets affording maximum bloody access were the neck and the groin, i.e., exposed areas at the top and bottom of the breastplate. — Anne Carson, Harper's Magazine, "Troys and Girls," 30 Mar. 2020 Two relatively small targets affording maximum bloody access were the neck and the groin, i.e., exposed areas at the top and bottom of the breastplate. — Anne Carson, Harper's magazine, "Troys and Girls," 2 Mar. 2020 Anybody whose jaw has dropped at Floyd Mayweather Jr. making his way to a match (gladiatorially, in a bronzed breastplate; in a Mexican-flag robe and shorts, complete with sombrero and hype-man 50 Cent) can attest: Nobody wants dignity anymore. — Wesley Morris, New York Times, "Deontay Wilder’s Costume Was Heavyweight Camp," 26 Feb. 2020 Killing a man in full bronze armor—helmet, breastplate, greaves—was not an easy task. — Anne Carson, Harper's Magazine, "Troys and Girls," 30 Mar. 2020 Killing a man in full bronze armor—helmet, breastplate, greaves—was not an easy task. — Anne Carson, Harper's Magazine, "Troys and Girls," 30 Mar. 2020 Killing a man in full bronze armor—helmet, breastplate, greaves—was not an easy task. — Anne Carson, Harper's magazine, "Troys and Girls," 2 Mar. 2020

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