Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leisters
Noun
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On one of the fenceposts, someone had stuck a fake head on a pike.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026 -
Aemond promises to throw a feast in his mother's honor at Harrenhal Castle with Daemon's head looking on from a pike.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
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Instead, use the heat to cook up sides like broccolini spears or baby potatoes that taste even better next to this steak.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
15 June 2026
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Young boys, some no older than five or six, showed off their marksmanship by throwing reeds like spears with perfect accuracy, and the men demonstrated their precision with bow and arrow.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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Grasping hands reach out in despair, deities wield tridents and divine lotus flowers symbolize the 16 levels of Brahma (higher realms).—
Vicky Smith,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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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
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Spurs on some of the chickens were cut excessively short to fit steel fighting gaffs and blades for more lethal fighting, deputies said.—
Timia Cobb,
Dallas Morning News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Cockfighting draws scrutiny, too, with homes searched for steroids or gaffs — the sharp blades that get strapped to a fighting rooster’s feet.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Dec. 2025
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“Leisters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leisters. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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