How to Use dagger in a Sentence

dagger

noun
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  • The book can feel like a dagger that stabs you again and again.
    — Peter C. Baker, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2022
  • That set up the dagger in the bottom half of the inning.
    — Joe Freeman, oregonlive, 26 Mar. 2022
  • The final turnover of the night from Hall was the dagger, a 65-yard pick-six from Rickie Williams.
    — al, 9 Sep. 2023
  • At points, the show is more of a cabaret than a narrative aimed like a dagger at the heart.
    — Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 17 July 2023
  • V-neck cut, which is dagger-sharp and hits right at the sternum.
    — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2022
  • The iron dagger of King Tutankhamen with its gold sheath.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 23 Feb. 2022
  • Then there were the final two daggers, late in the fourth quarter.
    — The Arizona Republic, 17 Feb. 2023
  • On Google Maps, the reservoir shows up as a blue dagger stabbing the heart of Diyala.
    — Marcus Yam, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2021
  • But a dagger layup by Hayes and 3 by Cunningham sealed the win.
    — Omari Sankofa Ii, Detroit Free Press, 15 Jan. 2022
  • Two plays later, Etienne found the end zone once more, which would be the dagger in this one.
    — Scott Thompson, Fox News, 8 Oct. 2023
  • Even after this dagger to the heart, Dunn wasn’t willing to give up on the novel.
    — oregonlive, 3 Oct. 2022
  • One was a heart with wings on her right wrist and the other was a rose with a dagger on her shoulder blade.
    — Veronica Fulton, NBC News, 2 Oct. 2022
  • The two Leonard hit late in the fourth followed by Gordon’s final 3 proved to be daggers.
    — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 17 Apr. 2023
  • But that was as close the Panthers would get the rest of the way, and a Finke three with 35.6 seconds remaining was the dagger.
    — Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 31 Dec. 2021
  • Wood had 21, including a dagger late that helped seal the win.
    — Rahat Huq, Chron, 4 Feb. 2022
  • The Wright State guard knifed into the Louisville defense down the stretch and saved a dagger for the end, burying a pull-up jumper to beat the buzzer and take down the Cards 73-72.
    — Brett Dawson, The Courier-Journal, 12 Nov. 2022
  • The object turned out to be a five-inch-long flint dagger dated to the Neolithic era.
    — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2023
  • Ahead by three after that dagger, the Cavs never looked back, outscoring the Bulls 15-4 in OT.
    — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 3 Jan. 2023
  • They must get struck, bent, broken and shoved into the flames to mold the boy into a man, the dullard into a dagger.
    — Tyler R. Tynes, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2023
  • An Okla alley-oop slam was the dagger and Pettway and the North fans erupted as time ran down.
    — Matt Doherty, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Mar. 2023
  • Rodriguez wields a battle axe, while Page has a dagger, a sword and a heavy suit of armor.
    — J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 20 July 2022
  • And, in case the look wasn't already the peak of goth elegance, Millie wore a silver chain in the shape of a dagger.
    — Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 14 Mar. 2022
  • Don't be surprised if either Griffin or Moore knocks down the dagger late in a game that matchups the hype.
    — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 28 Mar. 2022
  • Those who stormed this Capitol and those who called on them to do so held a dagger at the throat of America.
    — ABC News, 9 Jan. 2022
  • The Celtics would have blown a 10-point lead with four minutes left and lost on a Jimmy Butler dagger.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 21 July 2023
  • The 4,000-year-old weapon is the oldest metal dagger found in the province, the museum said.
    — Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Butler then assisted on a Caleb Martin three and then scored 10 straight points to put the dagger in the Bucks.
    — Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2023
  • The dagger is designed for men and women and is available in two sizes and five stone options.
    — Lisa Boonestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2022
  • Armor, swords, guns and daggers used during the battle are also on display in the middle of the exhibit.
    — Joel Solis, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 June 2024
  • His financial corruption is impeachable too, but that at least doesn’t strike a dagger into the heart of our democracy as maliciously as this case will.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 2 July 2024

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