Examples of hilt in a Sentence
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The ring announcer played his hype-man role to the hilt.
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Victor Mather Todd Heisler, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2024
Force of personality can be praised to the hilt, as can dramatic dexterity.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2024
Through these experiences, the General also encounters larger-than-life characters — key ones played to the hilt by Oscar winner Robert Downey Jr., an actor who specializes in chewing up the scenery.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024
But a minority is backing Netanyahu to the hilt
Haredi parties dismissed the efforts to conscript them as a political bludgeon used by their political enemies, not a practical need.
—Mick Krever, CNN, 8 Mar. 2024
One person made the hilt, one the scabbard, one the handle, and so forth.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2023
Swords were common finds, with researchers unveiling a 3,000-year-old blade with a rare octagonal bronze hilt in Germany, a 1,000-year-old iron weapon in Finland and a pair of 1,800-year-old Roman cavalry swords in England.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2023
Garvey, the former Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres first baseman and National League most valuable player in 1974, has played the baseball card to the hilt, even passing out autographed horsehides at many campaign stops.
—Thomas Elias, The Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2024
Inside are a Patek Philippe Nautilus and two Rolex Day-Dates decked to the hilt in diamonds.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 29 Jan. 2024
Victor Mather Todd Heisler, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2024
Force of personality can be praised to the hilt, as can dramatic dexterity.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2024
Through these experiences, the General also encounters larger-than-life characters — key ones played to the hilt by Oscar winner Robert Downey Jr., an actor who specializes in chewing up the scenery.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024
But a minority is backing Netanyahu to the hilt
Haredi parties dismissed the efforts to conscript them as a political bludgeon used by their political enemies, not a practical need.
—Mick Krever, CNN, 8 Mar. 2024
One person made the hilt, one the scabbard, one the handle, and so forth.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2023
Swords were common finds, with researchers unveiling a 3,000-year-old blade with a rare octagonal bronze hilt in Germany, a 1,000-year-old iron weapon in Finland and a pair of 1,800-year-old Roman cavalry swords in England.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2023
Garvey, the former Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres first baseman and National League most valuable player in 1974, has played the baseball card to the hilt, even passing out autographed horsehides at many campaign stops.
—Thomas Elias, The Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2024
Inside are a Patek Philippe Nautilus and two Rolex Day-Dates decked to the hilt in diamonds.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 29 Jan. 2024
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“Hilt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hilt. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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hilt
noun
: a handle especially of a sword or dagger
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