sword
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
How often you will meet it
Rank 943 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 19,440 times across 175,177 chapters — 0.009% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
noun
- a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard also: blade, brand, steel
sword in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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They never yielded, and they called for the sword, which alone could kill them.
The Dream · Émile Zola · Chapter 1
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Jerking his sword underneath larboard arm, He ground his worn grinders to keep himself calm.
John Marr and Other Poems · Herman Melville · Chapter 1
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But, win or lose, be assured it is the last time I will draw my sword.
A Knight of the White Cross · G. A. (George Alfred) Henty · Chapter 1
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Then take down the sword gently, and quickly give the monster a blow on his tail with it.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1
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The sword shall plane the furrows of thy brows, And hew these knees that now are grown so stiff.
Edward the Second · Christopher Marlowe · Chapter 1