Illustration of sword
- 1 pommel
- 2 hilt
- 3 guard
- 4 blade
often attributive
1
: a weapon (such as a cutlass or rapier) with a long blade for cutting or thrusting that is often used as a symbol of honor or authority
2
a
: an agency or instrument of destruction or combat
b
: the use of force
the pen is mightier than the sword—
E. G. Bulwer-Lytton
E. G. Bulwer-Lytton3
: coercive power
4
: something that resembles a sword
Examples of sword in a Sentence
once upon a time dueling with swords was the gentlemanly way to settle a point of honor
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John Churchill, the first Duke of Marlborough and an ancestor of Winston’s, drew his sword to protect the prince from the panicking crowd, and Samuel Pepys, the celebrated diarist and Royal Navy administrator, witnessed the sinking.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
The two men strike a similar pose right down to the hand positioning, though Woodall carries a leather bucket bag; the knight a long sword.
—Miles Socha, WWD, 22 Oct. 2024
Each sword was positioned through piano wire and had its eventual trajectory diligently mapped out.
—Andrés Buenahora, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024
The five-time Olympian also used a sword to cut a cake, designed to look like a Panda Express takeout box.
—Andrea Lavinthal, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
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Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
The two men strike a similar pose right down to the hand positioning, though Woodall carries a leather bucket bag; the knight a long sword.
—Miles Socha, WWD, 22 Oct. 2024
Each sword was positioned through piano wire and had its eventual trajectory diligently mapped out.
—Andrés Buenahora, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024
The five-time Olympian also used a sword to cut a cake, designed to look like a Panda Express takeout box.
—Andrea Lavinthal, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Sword.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sword. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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