scimitar

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Recent Examples on the Web Each occupies one half of the 300,000 square meter building, which is designed to resemble a pair of Qatari crossed scimitars. Lilit Marcus, CNN, 23 Mar. 2023 This hierarchy of killers and deceivers employs switcheroo treachery and brutality, implementing various blades, daggers, scimitars, and cleavers. Armond White, National Review, 22 Mar. 2023 The slab contained huge scimitar fins. Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 18 Feb. 2010 Riot gear meets scimitar in the streets of Verona, where the civil war between the Montagues and the Capulets has technically ended but hostilities persist in a musical no man’s land. Charles McNultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2022 See all Example Sentences for scimitar 
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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
  • Just recently, there’s evidence that some of the anti-monopoly saber rattling might be working.
    Steven Hill, The Mercury News, 20 July 2024
  • Poke someone with the saber, and its blade will safely collapse without damage.
    Sean Hollister, The Verge, 31 Aug. 2024
Noun
  • 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
  • In that post, she could be seen dressed in a pirate costume, complete with a large hat, knee-high black boots and a cutlass sword.
    Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 20 Apr. 2024
Noun
  • The five-time Olympian also used a sword to cut a cake, designed to look like a Panda Express takeout box.
    Andrea Lavinthal, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Each sword was positioned through piano wire and had its eventual trajectory diligently mapped out.
    Andrés Buenahora, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024

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“Scimitar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scimitar. Accessed 9 Nov. 2024.

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