Illustration of sword
- 1 pommel
- 2 hilt
- 3 guard
- 4 blade
often attributive
1
: a weapon (such as a cutlass or rapier) with a long blade for cutting or thrusting that is often used as a symbol of honor or authority
2
a
: an agency or instrument of destruction or combat
b
: the use of force
the pen is mightier than the sword—
E. G. Bulwer-Lytton
E. G. Bulwer-Lytton3
: coercive power
4
: something that resembles a sword
Examples of sword in a Sentence
once upon a time dueling with swords was the gentlemanly way to settle a point of honor
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Meanwhile in the Russian prison, Hopper (David Harbour) slays a full-size demogorgon with a sword.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 16 July 2025
Officers responded just before 1:30 a.m. to a report of a man armed with a sword on the 3100 block of Occidental Drive near Julliard Drive.
—Sacbee.com, 14 July 2025
After a discussion about an individual’s spiritual battle between good and evil, campers then used cardboard and tape to make armor, and pool noodles for swords.
—Paul Bersebach, Oc Register, 12 July 2025
Found inside their wooden sheaths, these weapons are likely a kind of long sword known as a spatha, which Roman soldiers on horseback used between the second and third centuries C.E., according to a statement from Historic England.
—Asia London Palomba, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 July 2025
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Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 16 July 2025
Officers responded just before 1:30 a.m. to a report of a man armed with a sword on the 3100 block of Occidental Drive near Julliard Drive.
—Sacbee.com, 14 July 2025
After a discussion about an individual’s spiritual battle between good and evil, campers then used cardboard and tape to make armor, and pool noodles for swords.
—Paul Bersebach, Oc Register, 12 July 2025
Found inside their wooden sheaths, these weapons are likely a kind of long sword known as a spatha, which Roman soldiers on horseback used between the second and third centuries C.E., according to a statement from Historic England.
—Asia London Palomba, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for sword
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“Sword.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sword. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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