Illustration of sword
- 1 pommel
- 2 hilt
- 3 guard
- 4 blade
often attributive
1
: a weapon (such as a cutlass or rapier) with a long blade for cutting or thrusting that is often used as a symbol of honor or authority
2
a
: an agency or instrument of destruction or combat
b
: the use of force
The pen is mightier than the sword.—
Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton
Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton3
: coercive power
4
: something that resembles a sword
Examples of sword in a Sentence
once upon a time dueling with swords was the gentlemanly way to settle a point of honor
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Let’s put our swords down for the good of sports.
—Andrew McCarty, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
The trailer highlights the series' signature bone-crunching, sword-swinging action alongside glimpses of Tarabay's rags-to-riches Ashur navigating the politics of the elite.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Nov. 2025
The girls are put to the fire anyway, and when the sudden appearance of a crusading Nilfgaardian army seems to offer a chance of escape, Beata is simply killed by a random soldier’s sword.
—Scott Meslow, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
Reum dressed up as the antagonist of the film, Captain Hook, wearing a big pirate hat, a sword and his very own hook hand.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
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Andrew McCarty, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
The trailer highlights the series' signature bone-crunching, sword-swinging action alongside glimpses of Tarabay's rags-to-riches Ashur navigating the politics of the elite.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Nov. 2025
The girls are put to the fire anyway, and when the sudden appearance of a crusading Nilfgaardian army seems to offer a chance of escape, Beata is simply killed by a random soldier’s sword.
—Scott Meslow, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
Reum dressed up as the antagonist of the film, Captain Hook, wearing a big pirate hat, a sword and his very own hook hand.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sword
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“Sword.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sword. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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