saber

variants or sabre

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Recent Examples of saber And despite the saber rattling coming from the Trump administration, attempting to force the issue would pose major complications for two other top US priorities: migration and the economy. Patrick Oppmann, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025 Cómo saber la talla del pantalón con tu brazo: hay 5 trucos de estilista© Carola de Armas 4. Blanca De Almandoz, Glamour, 14 Mar. 2025 While the economic saber rattling may not be followed-up with actual tariffs, the threat alone is enough to rattle financial markets and give business people pause about making new investments. Scott Horsley, NPR, 19 Mar. 2025 The leaders of Russia and North Korea keep rattling their atomic sabers. Andreas Kluth, Twin Cities, 16 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for saber
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Noun
  • With fire and broadsword came pestilence, in the form of a sickness called Morrisania fever, which carried off many Refugees.
    Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
  • In 2019, former Rep. Beto O’Rourke of Texas stabbed the balloon of sky-high expectations of his candidacy with a broadsword of a meltdown in Miami.
    Philip Elliott, Time, 23 Aug. 2023
Noun
  • As for weapons, Jon Snow’s Valyrian steel sword, Longclaw; Arya Stark’s rapier, Needle and Jaime Lannister’s Oathkeeper are among the offerings.
    Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Sep. 2024
  • Its climax pits gentleman thief Arsène Lupin III against the dastardly Count Lazare de Cagliostro, with their rivalry culminating in a sweeping duel — the Count with a rapier, Lupin with a giant wrench — inside of the titular castle’s clock tower.
    Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2024
Noun
  • More than 500 of them, in fact, from native whitetail deer to yaks, scimitar oryx, and water buffalo.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 28 Apr. 2025
  • For instance, some species were categorized as saber toothed, conical toothed, or scimitar toothed.
    Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 17 May 2024
Noun
  • The workers blamed Landi — who was still in charge — for their troubles, and an image of Landi posing, pirate-style, with a cartoon-villain expression and a cutlass between his teeth became a symbol for Eutelia’s misdeeds.
    Atossa Araxia Abrahamian Atossa Araxia Abrahamian, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
  • The ultimate prop was the pirate flag, which could be decorated with a skull and crossbones (as in the classic Jolly Roger design), bleeding hearts, hourglasses, spears, cutlasses and skeletons.
    Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2024
Noun
  • Compared to most of the other books on this list, this one is less sad lady knight, more hilarious and competent princess with a sword.
    Caitlin Starling, People.com, 19 May 2025
  • With swords precariously dangling above them, the witches have to place a selection of tarot cards in a specific order.
    EW.com, EW.com, 19 May 2025

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“Saber.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saber. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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