How to Use sword in a Sentence

sword

noun
  • Of course, the sword cuts both ways.
    — Jemma Green, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Was that your first time with a sword?
    — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Live by the sword, die by the sword.
    — Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Let’s put our swords down for the good of sports.
    — Andrew McCarty, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Above him is an arm holding a sword.
    — Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Arthur drawing the sword from the stone.
    — Sam Sussman september 16, Literary Hub, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The sword ends up in parts unknown.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 4 June 2026
  • Trump would wield the sword on their behalf.
    — Peter Wehner, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
  • Somebody’s got to get me some type of sword.
    — Essence, 16 Jan. 2026
  • My pants could stand up on their own and my socks were frozen like swords.
    — Mike Rayder, Hartford Courant, 5 June 2025
  • Brett asked the actress to help pull a sword out of his throat.
    — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 16 June 2020
  • They are known for their sword-like leaves and showy flowers.
    — Farima Ferguson, The Spruce, 6 May 2026
  • Just as the nuns break down the door, a sword starts glowing blue.
    — Dalene Rovenstine, EW.com, 31 Aug. 2020
  • The clothes, concept, and props like the sword were just so cool.
    — Sarah Han, Allure, 19 Dec. 2021
  • Men often wore swords on their left side and drew them with their right hand.
    — Caroline Kobia, The Conversation, 21 May 2026
  • Magical swords that can make a man as mighty as a god.
    — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Deputies found the sword in the yard, Linhardt said.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
  • His left hand still holds his sword, but the cross has fallen out of his right hand.
    — Olena Stiazhkina, CNN, 26 Apr. 2022
  • Her eyes wide and wise; her tenacity both a sword and a balm.
    — Britt Lower, Time, 15 Apr. 2026
  • That is, until somebody tracks down his sword.
    — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 22 Jan. 2026
  • The katana-style sword was found at the home, and both suspects were brought to jail.
    — Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
  • The media sword that was their greatest weapon came back to haunt them.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 12 Oct. 2021
  • That set them up for a quick dispatch via a series of sword swipes.
    — Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
  • His naval cap and sword will be given pride of place on top of the coffin.
    — Victoria Murphy, Town & Country, 17 Apr. 2021
  • At one point, Grant managed to reach for the sword the girl had dropped.
    — Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2021
  • The item is made of iron or steel and resembles a small sword with a curved tip.
    — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2025
  • While all the rest of this scenario occurred, the part about the sword didn’t.
    — Philip Bump, Washington Post, 2 July 2024
  • To be Arthur’s nephew and to be given that sword and to hold it in his hand.
    — Selome Hailu, Variety, 24 Aug. 2021
  • And the pen can be mightier than the sword in the right context.
    — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2022
  • Avoid long or sharp swords, sticks or canes to prevent injury if a child trips and falls.
    — Greta Cross, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025

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