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Last year in Denver, the Wolves celebrated a historic, 20-point comeback victory to the hilt.—Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 15 May 2025 Lucas played the eager beaver to the hilt to dazzle Dr. Fox.—Charlie Mason, TVLine, 17 Apr. 2025 Taken to its hilt, there was Bianca Censori’s jarring Grammys attire.—The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2025 The evil stepmother and Queen is played to the hilt by Gal Gadot.—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hilt
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German helza hilt
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of hilt was
before the 12th century
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