as in blade
a hand weapon with a length of metal sharpened on one or both sides and usually tapered to a sharp point
once upon a time dueling with swords was the gentlemanly way to settle a point of honor
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Recent Examples of sword
But my rent was due to go up in a couple months, and my student loans were a sword swinging just above my head.
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Literary Hub, 30 July 2025
Her weapon drawn, the officer tried to convince the man standing outside the Occidental home to put down the sword.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 28 July 2025
According to the website, each royal has their own sword to use.
—Stephanie Petit, People.com, 24 July 2025
In Dune, Momoa's character is the sword master and mentor to Timothée Chalamet's character, Paul Atreides.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
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Literary Hub, 30 July 2025
Her weapon drawn, the officer tried to convince the man standing outside the Occidental home to put down the sword.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 28 July 2025
According to the website, each royal has their own sword to use.
—Stephanie Petit, People.com, 24 July 2025
In Dune, Momoa's character is the sword master and mentor to Timothée Chalamet's character, Paul Atreides.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for sword
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sword
Noun
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Experts say 140,000 to 679,000 birds are killed each year from flying into windmill blades.—
Joan Morris,
Mercury News,
12 Aug. 2025
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Archaeologists uncover ancient blade factory tied to major group in the Bible.—
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FOXNews.com,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The world’s top-selling car maker also cut by 16% its forecast for full-year operating profit, reflecting challenges for global manufacturers grappling with rising costs from US levies on cars, parts, steel and aluminum.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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After winning a $500 million Biden-era clean energy grant, Middletown’s steel mill abandoned plans to make its plant more environmentally friendly.—
Victoria Moorwood,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Sword.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sword. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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