Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for halberds
Noun
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This super creamy, cheesy casserole lets the crispy asparagus spears shine.—
Krissy Tiglias,
Southern Living,
7 Nov. 2025 -
Paired with zucchini spears and pine nuts, your tongue tussles with pillowy soft textures and crunch.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Freep.com,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Three or four decades ago, the newspaperman was appealingly raffish—at once a bum who drank too much and a knight-errant who charged unafraid at social injustice, succored the weak, and crossed lances with the powerful and arrogant.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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At a handful of locations, these spikes extended out to nearly a meter, looking more like lances than anything needed to ward off a close-in attack.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Hoosiers can hunt frogs with bow and arrows, clubs, some firearms, or simply, their hands, but Plumier teaches those gathered at Goose Pond how to use gigs — long, multi-pronged spears that look a little bit like tridents.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Now there’s another one heading down the pike that tells Combs’ side of the story.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
29 Dec. 2025
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Though the address is 3104 Gallatin Pike, the main entrance is at McGavock and Gallatin pikes.—
Mackensy Lunsford,
Nashville Tennessean,
16 Dec. 2025
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“Halberds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/halberds. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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