Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leister
Noun
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He was arrested on March 5 for pointing a harpoon at his domestic partner and for possession of drugs, according to police.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
8 Mar. 2025 -
After trying to convince the disgruntled clerk to take it off his hands, the monkey bangs its drum, causing a harpoon gun on display to impale the clerk and rip out his entrails.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Like other types of fishing, spearing sturgeon requires special equipment, including spears that look like a cross between a pitchfork and a trident.—
Brian Kaiser,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2025
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One side of the temple is dedicated to Shiva, the god of destruction often depicted as a ferocious figure with a trident in hand, and his worshipers.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
19 Jan. 2025
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Trump has promised more tariffs coming down the pike.—
Brett Samuels,
The Hill,
6 Mar. 2025
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Right about when his next book should be coming down the pike.—
Benjamin Svetkey,
The Hollywood Reporter,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Those who serve at the tip of the spear set the tone for everyone else by demonstrating the highest levels of integrity through personal and professional actions.—
Cody Bjugan,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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Then, during the Cold War, US presence expanded exponentially: initially a secret project, the Strategic Air Command base at Thule put Greenland at the tip of the nuclear spear.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
10 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The retainer then struck her down with a halberd, set the mansion ablaze, and committed seppuku.—
Nicholas Liu,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2024
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Also, his halberd starts fritzing on the floor before fading out of existence, a reminder that this is all virtual reality—or rather, VR within VR, the metatextual framing of Ubisoft’s latest Assassin’s Creed game.—
WIRED,
WIRED,
16 Nov. 2023
Noun
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Multiply the rain’s lances, multiply their ruin, the grace born from subtraction as the hold’s iron door rolled over their eyes like pots left out in the rain, and the bolt rammed home its echo, the way that thunder- claps perpetuate their reverberation.—
Julian Lucas,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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Points are scored if a rider breaks the tip of their lances on the other rider's shield.—
Claire Osborn,
Austin American-Statesman,
12 Mar. 2024
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Transport boxes, electronic scales and gaffs, sharp blades that can be attached to roosters' legs during fights, were found on the property, the news statement said.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
15 Feb. 2025
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Anglers need both an angling license and a recreational turtle license to harvest turtles using angling gear like hook and line, landing nets and gaff hooks.—
Kay Johnson,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Leister.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leister. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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