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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This is a sweeping, mythic, sword and sandals epic where Black heroes stand at the center of their own legend, not on the margins of someone else’s story.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 25 Nov. 2025
Also, that movie is George Lucas playing with genre film and sword-and-sandals/noir/detective/high-melodrama romance and having funwith it.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2025
And Jessica turns out to be a genuine badass, using her athletic skills to leap across buildings and holding her own in a battle with a female opponent armed with a sword.
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 20 Nov. 2025
Some Specials are destructive, like Pink Kirby’s rampaging sword; others are about speed, like Rick’s ability to hop off his Machine and run his little legs at 100 miles per hour.
—Ryan Gaur, Rolling Stone, 19 Nov. 2025
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Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 25 Nov. 2025
Also, that movie is George Lucas playing with genre film and sword-and-sandals/noir/detective/high-melodrama romance and having funwith it.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2025
And Jessica turns out to be a genuine badass, using her athletic skills to leap across buildings and holding her own in a battle with a female opponent armed with a sword.
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 20 Nov. 2025
Some Specials are destructive, like Pink Kirby’s rampaging sword; others are about speed, like Rick’s ability to hop off his Machine and run his little legs at 100 miles per hour.
—Ryan Gaur, Rolling Stone, 19 Nov. 2025
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“Sword.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sword. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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