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How to use blade in a sentence

40 example sentences · noun, verb

Blade means the (typically sharp-edged) part of a knife, sword, razor, or other tool with which it cuts. Example: “He wasn’t loud, but his voice had lots of blade.”

Examples of blade by meaning

nounThe flat functional end or piece of a propeller, oar, hockey stick, chisel, screwdriver, skate, etc.

  • The name comes from the Latin turbo, meaning vortex, and thus the defining property of a turbine is that a fluid or gas turns the blades of a rotor, which is attached to a shaft that can perform useful work.2013 July-August, Lee S. Langston, “The Adaptable Gas Turbine”, in American Scientist

nounA dashing young man.

  • Vice does not thrive here, because the young blades seek it elsewhere.1948, Jack Lait, Lee Mortimer, New York: Confidential!, Crown, published 1951, page 94
  • Young blades were expected to kick over the traces and skirt disaster, before they graduated to matrimonial housekeeping.2009, Amanda Vickery, Behind Closed Doors, Yale University Press, page 77

nounA football boot equipped with blade-type cleats.

  • Bruce Barry, principal lecturer in biomechanics at the institute, says: "I was very sceptical at first, but when I tested them, there was no doubt about it - you could see the players were faster in blades."1994, New Scientist

nounThe quality of singing with a pure, resonant sound; especially of a countertenor.

  • He wasn’t loud, but his voice had lots of blade.

verbTo skate on rollerblades.

  • Want to go blading with me later in the park?

verbTo stab with a blade.

  • The gang member got bladed in a fight.

verbTo cut a person (usually oneself) so as to provoke bleeding.

  • Nowadays, blading happens on occasion in a televised match and more often on pay-per-view but the practice isn't used as much for several reasons, among them an increased awareness of the transmission of AIDS has made blading more dangerous.2008 February 10, Andrea Adelson, “Reality is often blurred”, in Orlando Sentinel, page C7

More sentences with blade

  • The propeller blades' pitch went to 90° as the engine was feathered.From the entry pitch
  • Proper maintenance of your cutlery will keep the blades from dulling.From the entry cutlery
  • We can’t use that saw any more. It’s got a buckle in its blade.From the entry buckle
  • I thought the windshield wiper blades were a little hokey when I saw their cheap packaging.From the entry hokey
  • He used a new razor blade for a good close shave.From the entry close shave
  • Maintenance borescoped the jet engine to check for damaged turbine blades.From the entry borescope
  • The kids sat there messing around with leaves and blades of grass because they were bored.From the entry mess around
  • Hand tools with indexable bits or blades allow for wide-ranging capabilities in a compact package.From the entry indexable
  • You have to torch up the knife blade to dab this hash oil.From the entry torch up
  • A slash of his blade just missed my ear.From the entry slash
  • My Swiss Army knife has multiple blades.From the entry multiple
  • You can scrape the paint off using a sharp blade.From the entry scrape off
  • The whirly blades on top of a helicopter.From the entry whirly
  • That knife has a serrated blade.From the entry serrated
  • A: Thanks for the tips about running this saw. That tip about the blade shimming was a lifesafer. B: Yeah, buddy, that's the key to the kingdom right there.From the entry key to the kingdom
  • There was not a blade of grass between us," says Davis.2022 April 6, Anthony Lambert, “Industry is getting with the programme”, in RAIL, number 954, page 49. From the entry blade of grass
  • Among the other fixed blades en route is the Aegis FX.2021 October 11, Editorial staff, “SOG 2022 catalog contains brand new blades and wild line expansions”, in Knife News, retrieved 15 May…. From the entry fixie
  • The blades chopped the waterfall of cooked corn paste, spitting hot debris up into Dusty's fur.2021 August 31, Christian McKay Heidicker, Scary Stories for Young Foxes: The City, Henry Holt and Company (BYR), →ISBN. From the entry shink
  • These small blades are quite odd looking, as they don't have a point.2021 March 5, Jake Welsh, Bladesmithing: A Step-by-Step Guide to Forging Your Own Knives for Beginners, Novelty Publishing LLC, page 36. From the entry sheepsfoot
  • The executioner’s blade is incised with Christ’s crown of thorns, and with the words of a prayer.2020, Hilary Mantel, The Mirror and the Light, Fourth Estate, page 5. From the entry incise
  • When I unsheathe the blade, it makes such a satisfying sound that I do it again.2020, Raven Leilani, Luster, Picador (2021), page 76. From the entry unsheathe
  • The officers' blades were inscribed 'Garde impériale' and either 'Grenadiers à pied' or 'Chasseurs à pied'.2017 June 30, Henri Lachouque, Anne S. K. Brown, The Anatomy of Glory: Napoleon and His Guard, Pen and Sword, →ISBN. From the entry briquet
  • The cross-bow rudder uses the offside blade on the onside of the kayak.2017, Nigel Foster -, The Art of Kayaking: Everything You Need to Know About Paddling, →ISBN. From the entry onside
  • Voop voop voop, the blades of a helicopter, voop voop voop.2017, Fiona Melrose, Johannesburg. From the entry voop
  • As soon as he had, Christopher felt the point of a blade at his throat.2015, Lee Morgan, The Bones Would Do: Book Two of the Christopher Penrose Novels. From the entry heal
  • "The kilij has a slight taper down the straight part of the blade.2015 March 17, John Wayne Falbey, “Chapter 39 Dubai”, in Endangered Species: A Sleeping Dogs Thriller, volume 2, The Falbey Group, LLC…. From the entry kilij
  • Some blades of grass fit enough to survive brought little cheer to the landscape.2014, Dr. Bentwick Pestbog, The Apocalypse for Dipshits, →ISBN, page 126. From the entry scrabbly
  • Butterflies plagued Plante before a game, and shivers buzzled between his shoulder blades.2014, Stephen Smith, Puckstruck. From the entry buzzle
  • He retracted the OTF blade into the hilt and walked away.2014, Jesse C. Pacheco, Requiem of Assassins I: Assassination of the Raven, Strategic Book Publishing Rights Agency, →ISBN, page 146. From the entry OTF
  • And ifin ya don't, I'll be obliged ta hack off yer pretty little ear wif me blade.2013 October 18, Thom Thomas, ...Give or Take a Shilling.: Discovery, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, page 380. From the entry glom
  • From the chappe to three fourths the length of the blade runs a pronounced center ridge.2013 August 6, J. Bernhardt, The Watchers: End of Paradise, Author House, →ISBN, page 139. From the entry chappe
  • Its blades gleam with stolen light; the long sword slips up to Jodan to block their downstrike.2013, Ian McDonald -, King of Morning, Queen of Day, →ISBN. From the entry downstrike

Meaning of blade

  1. noun The (typically sharp-edged) part of a knife, sword, razor, or other tool with which it cuts.
  2. noun A sword or knife.
  3. noun The flat functional end or piece of a propeller, oar, hockey stick, chisel, screwdriver, skate, etc.

Full definition of blade

Questions about blade in a sentence

How do you use blade in a sentence?
Blade is used as a noun and verb. For example: “He wasn’t loud, but his voice had lots of blade.”
What is a short sentence with blade?
“That knife has a serrated blade.”
What does blade mean?
Blade means the (typically sharp-edged) part of a knife, sword, razor, or other tool with which it cuts.

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