spear

Example Sentences

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Fighters wrap ropes around their punching hand, named "the spear", and block oncoming blows with the other, referred to as the "shield".

From BBC

For almost two decades, the couple have set out to spear sturgeon, the biggest—and perhaps most fiercely protected—fish in the Great Lakes.

From The Wall Street Journal

Small bands of humans moved through this world carrying fire and spears.

From Science Daily

Countless rainbow-colored spears of stone hung glistening from the soaring roof of the chamber.

From Literature

At first, Jeremy thought the combination of stick and tooth looked like a little spear.

From Literature