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—
E. G. Bulwer-Lytton
E. 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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Now eight years removed from Revenge, Lutz returns to the action genre, albeit of the sword and sorcery variety, in MJ Basset’s Red Sonja.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 8 Aug. 2025
Take the quiz here … HIDDEN HISTORY – Angler expecting a fish pulls up rare 700-year-old sword instead.
—FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2025
There are also shots of Slurp wandering through a Christmas carnival, Tyler hiding in what appears to be a sewer before emerging back into civilization in a cloak, and Enid nervously wielding a sword.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 7 Aug. 2025
It was designed by Nike’s Eric Avar, who has worked on many of Bryant’s series of footwear, and was said to have been inspired by samurai warriors and their swords.
—Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 31 July 2025
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Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 8 Aug. 2025
Take the quiz here … HIDDEN HISTORY – Angler expecting a fish pulls up rare 700-year-old sword instead.
—FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2025
There are also shots of Slurp wandering through a Christmas carnival, Tyler hiding in what appears to be a sewer before emerging back into civilization in a cloak, and Enid nervously wielding a sword.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 7 Aug. 2025
It was designed by Nike’s Eric Avar, who has worked on many of Bryant’s series of footwear, and was said to have been inspired by samurai warriors and their swords.
—Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 31 July 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 20 Aug. 2025.
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