arrows
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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As Pierce sees it, a 10% cap is “one of the few arrows left in the quiver for the White House really struggling to address the affordability crisis.”
From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026
What’s worse, the arrows on most charts of U.S. economic activity are pointing down.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026
However, Badenoch accused the PM of "catching arrows rather than stopping the archer" in his approach.
From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026
We can only hope that, through snakes, stingrays, slings and arrows, Paul Rosolie is spared to continue his quest to preserve it for all.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026
Pixies shot out and pelted toward me like a thousand tiny arrows, pink and blue and red and orange sparks, their teeth bared for war.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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