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One of the officers, a special-forces commando who discussed the operation on condition of anonymity, recalls lying in the pitch-dark belly of a river barge alongside dozens of his comrades, all of them armed to the hilt, eyeing one another through night-vision goggles.
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Simon Shuster, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
The apprentice dismantles the hilt almost by instinct and slips the crystal from within.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2025
Fire dances off the hilt of the katana in her hand.
—Alyssa Mercante, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
While the Galaxy's Edge Legacy lightsabers are also considered collectibles, some models and some limited edition models come with special display boxes for the hilts.
—Alexander Cox, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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Simon Shuster, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
The apprentice dismantles the hilt almost by instinct and slips the crystal from within.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2025
Fire dances off the hilt of the katana in her hand.
—Alyssa Mercante, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
While the Galaxy's Edge Legacy lightsabers are also considered collectibles, some models and some limited edition models come with special display boxes for the hilts.
—Alexander Cox, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hilt
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“Hilt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hilt. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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hilt
noun
: a handle especially of a sword or dagger
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