lance
noun
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
lances
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present tense formof lance (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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The videos on social media showed them dressed as knights in armour, complete with chainmail and lances, attempting to knock each other off the bikes.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
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
Sunlight lances through the floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking Silver Lake Boulevard.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2024
The house became a clutter of trunks, of animals in jars of formaldehyde, of Indian lances and sailor’s bundles.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
