Example Sentences

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Home goalkeeper Ederson was a virtual bystander for the entire contest, but made a sharp stop to deny James Maddison after substitute Iheanacho had stabbed in from close range.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2023

My comment was met with a mixture of shock, hurt and outrage — as though I had stabbed my friend in the back.

From Washington Post • Jul. 29, 2022

Macron reacted with fury, recalling the French ambassador to Australia, accusing the then-Australian prime minister, conservative Scott Morrison, of lying, while the French foreign minister said Canberra had "stabbed its ally in the back".

From Reuters • Jul. 1, 2022

The line “If Caesar had stabbed their mothers, they would have done no less” has been updated by the insertion of the words “on Fifth Avenue” before the comma.

From New York Times • Jun. 9, 2017

‘No!’ said Gollum, and then he squealed, as if something had stabbed him.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien