lance
noun
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
lanced
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past participleof lance.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof lance.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
lancenouna long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
Example Sentences
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Ministers also argued that at a time of geopolitical uncertainty, when old allies were less reliable and new partnerships had to be formed, the Chagos row was a diplomatic boil than needed to be lanced.
From BBC ● May 22, 2025
They fell often, lanced their hands on spiked trees, dragged boots filled with mud and at times collapsed from exhaustion.
From Seattle Times ● May 22, 2023
“That would have lanced the boil in a very powerful way, and they could have reset the conversation,” Hess said.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 3, 2021
But then Spain finally lanced the boil at Euro 2008, beating the Azzurri on penalties in the quarters en route to their first major title in 44 years.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 6, 2021
A queer brilliance lanced through billowing smoke, and the people of Weep had to squint against it.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
