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daggers

  • plural
    of dagger.
    dagger
    noun
    a short, swordlike weapon with a pointed blade and a handle, used for stabbing.

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Gracie Abrams' third album is like a cutlery drawer full of daggers.

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026

Some fought with only a trident; some fought mounted on horseback; some on chariot; others on foot with helmet and short sword; some with two daggers; still others exclusively fought wild beasts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026

Here, the evildoers receive sumptuous cloaks along with their metaphorical daggers.

From Salon ● Jan. 28, 2026

Naroditsky had strong social ties, and was well respected publicly and privately, but the thin daggers of cyberbullying may have slipped past those defenses.

From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2025

No matter what illustrious futures he imagined for the ingots he poured, his own future remained the same—pouring more ingots, making charcoal, sweeping off the jewelers’ benches—while others engraved the daggers and hammered the cups.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw