slings and arrows
plural noun
: pointed often acerbic critical attacks
… has suffered the slings and arrows of detractors …—
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Unlike the in-game broadcast crew, Laskey navigates the slings and arrows following victory or defeat directly.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 3 May 2026
Holland, of course, was providing cover for the man who should have been receiving most of the slings and arrows this week.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 2 May 2026
Miranda Priestly continues to run Runway, the faux-Vogue of the Devil-verse, but a scandal involving a puff piece on a toxic brand means she’s got to suffer the slings and arrows of a snarky meme tsunami.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2026
Low inflation is the Fed’s plot armor, its vital protection again slings and arrows.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
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Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 3 May 2026
Holland, of course, was providing cover for the man who should have been receiving most of the slings and arrows this week.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 2 May 2026
Miranda Priestly continues to run Runway, the faux-Vogue of the Devil-verse, but a scandal involving a puff piece on a toxic brand means she’s got to suffer the slings and arrows of a snarky meme tsunami.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2026
Low inflation is the Fed’s plot armor, its vital protection again slings and arrows.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
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“Slings and arrows.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slings%20and%20arrows. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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