Sentence examples for to stab from inspiring English sources

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to stab

verb

To pierce or to wound (somebody) with a pointed tool or weapon, especially a knife or dagger.

If you stab him in the heart he won't live long enough to retaliate.

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We want to stab beasts.

The New Yorker

Even to stab them, frankly.

The New York Times

Another tried to stab Miles with scissors.

Harvard University

Alys tries to stab her.

The Guardian - Film

I'm going to stab him.

The New York Times

It was simpler to stab them in the front.

The Economist

Sakho reacted the quickest to stab home from close range.

Independent

All the better to stab his rivals in the back?

The New York Times

You're forever pressing the pink square to stab.

The New Yorker

Before, fashion people used to stab you in the back.

The New York Times

If you are going to stab, stab openly.

The Economist

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