How to Use sword in a Sentence
sword
noun
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The clothes, concept, and props like the sword were just so cool.
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Sarah Han,
Allure,
19 Dec. 2021
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In the corner next to the bed … a sword cemented in a stone.
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Edward M. Eveld,
Kansas City Star,
25 Jan. 2024
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At one point, Grant managed to reach for the sword the girl had dropped.
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Washington Post,
27 Oct. 2021
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In the case of Björk and Rosalía, sparks—and samurai swords—fly.
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Liam Hess,
Vogue,
21 Nov. 2023
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There is also a hint of the Arthurian legend of the sword in the stone.
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Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
3 Apr. 2023
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While all the rest of this scenario occurred, the part about the sword didn’t.
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Philip Bump,
Washington Post,
2 July 2024
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Even the origin story of the sword in the stone gets questioned.
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Chris Gardner,
The Hollywood Reporter,
29 Mar. 2022
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And the pen can be mightier than the sword in the right context.
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Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
11 Apr. 2022
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Fresh out of jail, Jack’s there, too, and toting a sword.
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Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
22 Dec. 2021
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The swift movement of the sword takes the top off the bottle to rousing applause.
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Jim Dobson,
Forbes,
31 July 2022
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Over its life as a new state, Israel has built itself as a blend of the pen and the sword.
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Avner Cohen,
The Conversation,
14 Oct. 2023
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Your sword of certainty can cut through the fog of doubt.
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Steph Koyfman,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Feb. 2024
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Mitchell, according to the lawsuit, told the students the swords were props.
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Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
29 Feb. 2024
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The lacquer, the porcelain, the swords, the silver watches are all still there, strewn on the ocean floor.
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Sam Knight,
The New Yorker,
4 Nov. 2024
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His left hand still holds his sword, but the cross has fallen out of his right hand.
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Olena Stiazhkina,
CNN,
26 Apr. 2022
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But make no mistake my sword is sharp and my mind is ready.
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Natasha Dado,
PEOPLE.com,
3 Feb. 2022
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The Claymore sword from Myth and shotgun from Marathon.
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Paul Tassi,
Forbes,
8 Nov. 2021
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Arthur pulls the sword from the stone about an hour and fourteen minutes into the movie.
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David Reamer,
Anchorage Daily News,
22 May 2022
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Tsai later upped the ante by bringing out a fourth sword.
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USA TODAY,
9 Aug. 2023
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The golden wedding cake was so tall the pair needed to use a sword to cut it!
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Kate Hogan,
Peoplemag,
29 Nov. 2022
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In the event of a stray axe swing or one wrong thrust of a sword, at least the guy holding the camera could keep rolling.
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Nick Romano,
EW.com,
23 Feb. 2022
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And a man who stabbed his unarmed neighbor with a sword.
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Washington Post,
26 Feb. 2022
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This will be on the test: Cary Elwes and Mandy Patinkin performed all of their own sword fights.
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Juliana Ukiomogbe,
ELLE,
1 Jan. 2023
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The smaller sword is a single fragment from near the end of the blade and has grooves running along it.
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Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2024
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To wake up Rakel, Nicklas stabs his mother with a sword.
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Lane Brown,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2023
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In the comics, Dane wields the magical sword with a blood curse that turns him into the Avenger called Black Knight.
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Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
7 Nov. 2021
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Six of his ribs were fractured, likely by blows from a sword.
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Livia Gershon,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 Dec. 2021
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Yakuza weapons of choice are widely known to be knives, the odd samurai sword and pistols.
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Gavin J Blair,
The Hollywood Reporter,
29 Apr. 2022
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Each sword comes with its own story, from certain towns or battles.
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Angel Saunders,
People.com,
20 Dec. 2024
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The original sense likely referred to something flat and thin, like a leaf, and later extended to the cutting edges of knives, swords, and other tools.
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Erik Kain,
Forbes,
20 Dec. 2024
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