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• They slashed at him with their swords, but only managed to nick one of his fingers.From the entry slash
• Saul drew his sword, And ran even upon the ord. — Cursor Mundi.From the entry ord
• The museum curator said that the sword originated from the Yamato period in Japan.From the entry Yamato
• The swordsmith quenched the sword in an oil bath so that it wouldn't shatter.From the entry quench
• The rum-based mixed drink came with a swizzle stick shaped like a pirate's sword.From the entry swizzle stick
• The monks were forbidden to carry edged weapons such as swords and axes.From the entry edged
• She took her sword with her everywhere she went.From the entry take
• The knight rode into battle with a gleaming sword.From the entry gleaming
• The king armed his knights with swords and shields.From the entry arm
• They drew their swords and fought each other.From the entry draw
• "Chat, should I pick up this sword before heading out?"From the entry chat
• I broke the RPG by training every member of my party to cast fireballs as well as use swords.From the entry break
• He made a fine cut with his sword.From the entry cut
• He swung his sword as hard as he could.From the entry swing
• The grip of a sword is part of its hilt.From the entry grip
• He brandished his sword at the pirates.From the entry brandish
• A valiant man’s look is more than a coward’s sword.From the entry valiant
• The unintended ambiguity of the phrase was a double-edged sword: it spurred litigation but it also ended up shielding good-faith actors.From the entry double-edged sword
• “Ben-Hur” and “Spartacus” are two famous sword and sandal films.From the entry sword and sandal
• Rust ate into the old swords and armour.From the entry eat into
• Can't believe you defeated Grumf!" She laughed, then stabbed the air with an imanginary sword.2025, Cube Kid [pseudonym; Erik Gunnar Taylor], Diary of an 8-Bit Warrior: Hour of Enchantment, page 117. From the entry sagely
• “Before the contest, I tweeted ‘Live by the sword, die by the sword’,” he said.2025 July 26, Hannah Devlin, quoting Przemysław Dębiak, “Competition shows humans are still better than AI at coding – just”, in The…. From the entry live by the sword, die by the sword
• President Donald Trump to unsheathe the tariff sword and seek to reshape trade with China.2024 May 9, Ned Temko, “On rare visit, Xi Jinping tries to rescue China’s relationship with Europe”, in The Christian Science Monitor. From the entry unsheathe
• “Nuclear weapons are becoming part of the international conversation again and that’s a double-edged sword.2023 July 21, Rachel Hall, quoting Sebastian Brixey-Williams, “Anti-nuclear groups welcome Oppenheimer film but say it fails to depict…. From the entry double-edged sword
• There are two parts to the sword: the forte and the debole.2021, Guy Windsor, The Complete Rapier. From the entry debole
• He was then invested with the royal insignia: the ring, sword, crown, sceptre and rod.2021, Tracy Borman, Crown and Sceptre: A New History of the British Monarchy, from William the Conqueror to Elizabeth II, Grove Atlantic…. From the entry insignia
• Everyone now had either a rapier, a sword, or a katzbalger in his fist.2020, Tina Berg, The Devil Nun, Babelcube Inc., →ISBN. From the entry katzbalger
• I'd rather the sword drawn in a blink than the slow soul ransackled by the State.2019, Paige Ackerson-Kiely, Dolefully, A Rampart Stands, page 52. From the entry ransackle
• And like an unhilted sword, this edge could cut very deep.2018 -, Harry I Nimon, The Coming War with China: A Semi-Fictional Future, →ISBN. From the entry unhilted
• Who has cringed unto the dust and let fall the sword from his hand?2018, Zygmunt Krasiński, translated by Charles S. Kraszewski, Dramatic Works, London: Glagoslav Publications, →ISBN. From the entry doddard
• And finally Sansa sentences him, and Arya swings the sword, or dagger as the case may be.2017 August 27, Brandon Nowalk, “Game Of Thrones slows down for the longest, and best, episode of the season (newbies)”, in The Onion AV…. From the entry callback
• Ned always said the man who passes the sentence should swing the sword.2017 August 27, Brandon Nowalk, “Game Of Thrones slows down for the longest, and best, episode of the season (newbies)”, in The Onion AV…. From the entry callback
• A scabbard covers a sword, and the bodies of coleoids cover their shells (or lack thereof).2017, Danna Staaf, Squid Empire, ForeEdge, →ISBN, page 12. From the entry coleoid
• An impact load is applied suddenly, like when a prop sword strikes a wall.2016, Eric Hart, The Prop Building Guidebook, page 109. From the entry prop sword
• The others waged active war, claws xylophoning across Jack's pinwheeling swords.2015 July 7, Guillermo del Toro, Daniel Kraus, Trollhunters: The Book That Inspired the Netflix Animated Series TROLLHUNTERS!, Disney…. From the entry xylophone
• Or, three swords in fess palewise azure, guarded vert, hilted gules; unidentified.2015 12, Elizabeth Archibald, David F. Johnson, Arthurian Literature XXXII, Boydell & Brewer, →ISBN, page 160. From the entry guarded
• He carried a silver hookah, a dagger, a sword, and a carved knife tied to his waist.2015, Tridip Suhrud, translating Govardhanram Madhavram Tripathi, Sarasvatichandra I, Orient BlackSwan 2015, p. 45. From the entry mojri
• The pen is mightier than the sword only with readers being unbored.2014, Wayne Myers, Ascension Climber In a Metaphysical Primer: Mental-Physical Ways for Spirited Days, Lulu, →ISBN. From the entry unbored
• 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 sword

1. noun A long bladed weapon with a grip and typically a pommel and crossguard (together forming a hilt), which is designed to cut, stab, slash and/or hack.
2. noun A suit in certain playing card decks, particularly those used in Spain and Italy, or those used for divination.
3. noun A card of this suit.

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How do you use sword in a sentence?

Sword is used as a noun and verb. For example: “He took out his sword and stabbed the man in the stomach.”

What is a short sentence with sword?

“He brandished his sword at the pirates.”

What does sword mean?

Sword means a long bladed weapon with a grip and typically a pommel and crossguard (together forming a hilt), which is designed to cut, stab, slash and/or hack.