slings and arrows
plural noun
: pointed often acerbic critical attacks
has suffered the slings and arrows of detractors—
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McConnell's plodding style contrasts with Trump's bravado, but the former Senate Republican leader set aside intraparty slings and arrows long enough to transform the federal judiciary and ease Trump's three Supreme Court nominees' paths to confirmation.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
Borderlands doesn’t just suffer from the usual slings and arrows of moving something stupendously successful in one medium to another, and praying that most of the beloved, vital elements don’t get lost in translation.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 Aug. 2024
There are ways to deal with life’s slings and arrows.
—David Holahan, Hartford Courant, 2 Feb. 2024
Those slings and arrows now include a campaign by Musk to chip away at Delaware’s special status in the corporate world.
—Rachel Lerman, Washington Post, 19 Feb. 2024
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
Borderlands doesn’t just suffer from the usual slings and arrows of moving something stupendously successful in one medium to another, and praying that most of the beloved, vital elements don’t get lost in translation.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 Aug. 2024
There are ways to deal with life’s slings and arrows.
—David Holahan, Hartford Courant, 2 Feb. 2024
Those slings and arrows now include a campaign by Musk to chip away at Delaware’s special status in the corporate world.
—Rachel Lerman, Washington Post, 19 Feb. 2024
See All Example Sentences for slings and arrows
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“Slings and arrows.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slings%20and%20arrows. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.
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