Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leister
Noun
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The sport involves using a sharp-pointed tool such as a harpoon, spear or gig to impale a fish's body.—
Erin Clack,
People.com,
18 Aug. 2025 -
Reynolds claimed to have met the first mate of a whale ship who battled the great one with a darting harpoon and hundreds of feet of 3/4-inch line flying from the rope tub.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Alejandro Garnacho, Rasmus Hoijlund and Marcus Rashford have made way for a new-look attacking trident of Matheus Cunha, Bryan Mbeumo and Benjamin Sesko that hope look to fire Ruben Amorim’s side up the table in the absence of a European – or League Cup – schedule.—
Jack Bantock,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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Raleigh celebrated with his teammates in the dugout, carrying around the Mariners’ trident, which is given to all players who hit a home run.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
24 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The snags were thicker, and the pike bigger and hungrier if any fish can be hungrier than those in Chickenbone.—
Ben East,
Outdoor Life,
28 Aug. 2025
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Safe to say, don’t expect any gender reveals or birth announcements coming down the pike.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The match concluded when Breakker hit a spear on Jey to secure the win for his team.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
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The former, with that male colleague, could prove the spear of Disney’s destiny here.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
1 Sep. 2025
Noun
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During different events, the guards will add white gloves, a black helmet and/or the halberd.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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The retainer then struck her down with a halberd, set the mansion ablaze, and committed seppuku.—
Nicholas Liu,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2024
Noun
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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
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Flame-retardant foams do little, and fire departments now favor high-pressure water lances or immersion pits.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
9 June 2025
Noun
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Half an hour later Denio had worked the fish up from the bottom near their boat, where crew members sunk a large flying gaff into it.—
Bob McNally,
Outdoor Life,
4 Sep. 2025
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Crowe leaped from the boat with a fishing gaff and, after several fumbles, managed to flip the trembling, bloodied creature onto the bow deck.—
Nathaniel Rich,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Leister.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leister. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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