How to Use dagger in a Sentence

dagger

noun

• The book can feel like a dagger that stabs you again and again.
  — Peter C. Baker, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2022
• And of course that was like a dagger in my heart at the time.
  — Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
• Now there’s a lot of subterfuge and a lot of cloak and dagger.
  — Matthew Schneier, Vulture, 15 Apr. 2021
• The shoes balance atop a curved, dagger heel.
  — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 27 Feb. 2026
• His strip sack and forced fumble might’ve been the dagger.
  — Joseph Hoyt, Dallas Morning News, 4 Feb. 2026
• The puncture wound matched the size and shape of a loon’s straight, dagger-like bill.
  — Theresa MacHemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 May 2020
• The style is defined by an almond toe and curved dagger heel.
  — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 15 Jan. 2026
• Then the dagger sequence came with just over a minute left in the quarter.
  — Matt Velazquez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2018
• Then there were the final two daggers, late in the fourth quarter.
  — The Arizona Republic, 17 Feb. 2023
• Legolas jumps on a troll and stabs two daggers into the troll’s brain.
  — Rhett Allain, WIRED, 8 Apr. 2015
• The hurt in his eyes drives a dagger straight into people's hearts.
  — Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
• Patrick drives his dagger into Huw’s chest just as the cops show.
  — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
• Green drained a three-point dagger from 22 feet at the buzzer that downed No.
  — Percy Allen, The Seattle Times, 3 Feb. 2018
• The dagger came with 31 seconds left.
  — Max Bultman, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
• At points, the show is more of a cabaret than a narrative aimed like a dagger at the heart.
  — Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 17 July 2023
• There was a touch of cloak and dagger about the affair, which did little to quell the nerves.
  — Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 16 Apr. 2018
• And who has the new dagger advantage?
  — Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 30 Jan. 2026
• Topping the bottles is a broken heart with a dagger through the top.
  — Raven Brunner, People.com, 18 Feb. 2025
• Out of the blue, Ian attacks the man and slams a dagger into his heart.
  — Lincee Ray, EW.com, 4 Jan. 2025
• Ejiofor made a hook shot on the next possession that served as the dagger.
  — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2026
• The Nesmiths have wondered if that dagger will come for them down the line.
  — Chilekasi Adele, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
• But hey, then Arya Stark came flying through the air with her dagger.
  — Lucy Wood, Marie Claire, 30 Apr. 2019
• Your eyes quickly scan the beast but miss the 5-inch dagger-like claw on its middle toe.
  — Peter Stark, Outside Online, 25 June 2013
• One was a heart with wings on her right wrist and the other was a rose with a dagger on her shoulder blade.
  — Veronica Fulton, NBC News, 2 Oct. 2022
• Honing can be done on a steel that looks a bit like a dagger (see the photo at the top of the page).
  — Author: Becky Krystal, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Apr. 2018
• Ildemaro Vargas’ third home run of the year was the dagger.
  — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
• The shoes stand out thanks to a curved dagger heel measuring around four inches.
  — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2025
• That’s when Gilgeous-Alexander put in what should have been the dagger.
  — Zach Harper, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
• At the same time, the kids are getting closer to the deadwood, even as the dagger fights against them.
  — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 15 Dec. 2025
• Redick, who scored 27, sank the dagger late in the fourth that got the party started.
  — Washington Post, 24 Apr. 2018