Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for poniards
Noun
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Most people ate with their hands, spoons, and personal knives—daggers, really–skewering their food.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
11 May 2026 -
Many of the thousands of demonstrators taking to the streets brandished weapons including guns and daggers, while others waved Lebanese, Palestinian, Iranian and Hezbollah flags.—
Billy Stockwell,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2026
Verb
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But an encounter with his former CIA colleagues James Greer (Wendell Pierce) and Mike November (Michael Kelly) thrusts Ryan back into the world of espionage against his will.—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
20 May 2026
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The move, announced Wednesday, thrusts Kemp and his Republican allies back into the center of two of the most combustible debates in Georgia politics a day after the June 16 primary runoffs cement nominees for every statewide office.—
Greg Bluestein,
AJC.com,
13 May 2026
Noun
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Guard members had tried to disperse the crowd with tear gas and had advanced toward the protesters with bayonets affixed to their rifles.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
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Audiences are immersed in the horrors of the war, which was fought eyeball to eyeball by landless men wielding muskets, unreliable rifles and terrifying bayonets.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
16 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Any trip to the dark night skies of our Southern California deserts reveals a vista full of wonder and mystery — riddles that astrophysicists like myself spend our days unraveling.—
Steven R. Furlanetto,
Twin Cities,
17 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Safety features Of course, knives can be dangerous when used incorrectly.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
11 June 2026
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The prosecutor said no knives or other items that could be used by Jacqueline Aytes as weapons were found near her body.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 June 2026
Noun
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Rounding out Kidman's look were a few rings, earrings, and pointed toe black stilettos.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
3 Dec. 2024
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Combs allegedly required the women to rock party dresses, couldn’t wear jeans or sneakers, and had to don high stilettos.—
Marc Griffin,
VIBE.com,
29 Oct. 2024
Noun
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Eovaldi offered him a healthy diet of cutters, splitters and curveballs during that sequence.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
10 June 2026
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Lathes, cutters, and milling equipment line the shop floor.—
Mark Dent,
HubSpot,
1 June 2026
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“Poniards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poniards. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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