How to Use katana in a Sentence
katana
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No katana raised against Woods shall prosper.
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Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
9 Dec. 2025
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Dual katanas are strong against polearms while odachis specialize in taking down adversaries wielding heavy weapons.
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Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
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Now almost 30, Atsu returns to Ezo to hunt each one down with her trusty katana and other weapons.
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Marc Saltzman,
USA Today,
19 Dec. 2025
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When each man first appears — wielding a katana and hitching a ride on a military drone, respectively — their stature alone feels worth the price of admission.
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Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
14 Aug. 2025
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Not unlike an Agatha Christie whodunit, but featuring katanas instead of poison and revolvers, the stories all depict a seemingly impossible crime Murashige has to somehow solve.
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Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
24 May 2026
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By holding a button, a simple katana suddenly becomes a 10-foot blade, or a rapier sprouts a demolition-grade power drill — all capable of viscerally dismembering and maiming foes.
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Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
20 Oct. 2025
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