daggers

noun

plural of dagger
as in bayonets
a sharp pointed knife that is used as a weapon

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Recent Examples of daggers Sam Hauser hit three of those six daggers early in the fourth and Derrick White hit two. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 20 Dec. 2025 That was plenty of time for SGA to reach into his bag of daggers and go right back at the Nuggets. — Zach Harper, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026 Most of the crowd is talking quietly among themselves, oblivious to Trevor Yeakley’s gaze, except for two men staring daggers right back at him. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 13 Feb. 2026 There will be mass hallucinations, legal exorcisms, shady book launderers, and scarlet daggers. — Willa Rubin, NPR, 1 May 2026 Played with underdog vulnerability by the British actor, Father Jud opens his arms to everyone and gets daggers in return. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2025 Like Cynthia notes, clearly the rift between Porsha and Shamea is bigger than the show, but from a viewer’s perspective, only one party continues to throw daggers. — Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 15 June 2026 This shop, which features striking geometric styles, is attached to a museum that holds more than 2,500 objects—textiles, coins, daggers, and jewelry—collected by the owners’ late father. — Gayatri Shah, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2025 Many of the thousands of demonstrators taking to the streets brandished weapons including guns and daggers, while others waved Lebanese, Palestinian, Iranian and Hezbollah flags. — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for daggers
  1. bayonets
  2. cutters
  3. swords
  4. blades
Noun
  • Guard members had tried to disperse the crowd with tear gas and had advanced toward the protesters with bayonets affixed to their rifles.
    — USA Today, USA Today, 4 May 2026
  • Audiences are immersed in the horrors of the war, which was fought eyeball to eyeball by landless men wielding muskets, unreliable rifles and terrifying bayonets.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 16 Nov. 2025
Definition of bayonets
Noun
  • Bambu also includes a surprisingly complete tool and maintenance kit with Allen keys, unclogging pins, spare filament cutters and wipers, extra screws, cleaning tools, and replacement wear items.
    — Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 28 June 2026
  • Stagioni - what an intimate, special experience with the pizza cutters, and great wine/ambiance.
    — Peter St Onge, Charlotte Observer, 24 June 2026
Definition of cutters
Noun
  • But, as exciting as swords and dragons are, that’s not really what his show is about.
    — Brian Grubb, Vulture, 6 July 2026
  • KPop Demon Hunters Edition, NERF role-play items like character swords, and electronic light sticks, all expected by mid-July.
    — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of swords
Noun
  • These include rolled or folded leaf blades, a dark or blue tinge to the foliage, or lingering footprints after walking on the lawn.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 29 June 2026
  • Two people were on board the gyrocopter, which uses rotor blades to get lift and is basically a hybrid of an airplane and helicopter.
    — Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 29 June 2026
Definition of blades

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