lances
- present tense form of lance (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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Farther away, at the Glogow smelter, two workers in protective suits, armed with long lances, open huge furnaces where the ore is melted.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
Unlike his two friends, Mr. Spielberg didn’t want to tilt lances at the studios, make great art or change the world.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026
Tournaments began as rougher, less “gentlemanly” affairs in which competitors rode against each other with lances and then proceeded to fight with close-quarters weapons ahorse or on foot.
From Salon • Aug. 10, 2024
Sunlight lances through the floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking Silver Lake Boulevard.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2024
Streamers of pale blue silk fluttered from their lances, whilst fork-tailed blue-and-white banners flew overhead, the standards of the Windblown.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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