Thesaurus results for SWORD

sword

noun

ˈsȯrd

as in blade

a hand weapon with a length of metal sharpened on one or both sides and usually tapered to a sharp point once upon a time dueling with swords was the gentlemanly way to settle a point of honor

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Recent Examples of sword Putin boasts of Russia’s record-low 2.3% unemployment rate, but this sword is double-edged. —

Christian Edwards, CNN, 26 Jan. 2025 By the time Europe was about to put itself to the sword in 1914, the ratio was roughly 20/1 and now sits at roughly 90/1. —

Clem Chambers, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025 President Trump ended his Inaugural Ball on Monday with a dance that included fist pumps and a large sword. —

Dominick Mastrangelo, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025 In 2023, Larian Studios swept the video-game awards with Baldur’s Gate 3, a noticeably Wagnerian affair with rival gods, magic rings, enchanted swords, and dragons. —

Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for sword