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stab

noun as in piercing cut

noun as in attempt

verb as in puncture, pierce with sharp, pointed object

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Example Sentences

Then stab her to death and bring me back her lungs and liver as proof of your deed.

She ran, but he caught her, and began to stab her in the middle of the street.

He takes another stab at articulating what the word might mean.

This prompts Sarah Lynn to stab herself with a Confederate bayonet letter-opener, causing a geyser of blood.

Williams comes up dry on Pete Wilson, though he makes a stab at doing Pete Rose.

The Esperanza was still smothered, and a stab of pity went through Joe's heart as he saw his shipmate wallowing.

Her cries attracted her attendants, and Murray was ordered by the indignant queen to stab the young madman dead then and there.

And because Bud had a sore spot in his own heart, Bud felt a quick stab of understanding and sympathy.

Seven or eight days ago, a man having received behind the Arsenal a stab with a knife, I sewed up the wound, and cured him.

There were so many things to remind him of her—a sudden memory would catch him unawares, and stab him like a knife.

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On this page you'll find 165 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to stab, such as: jab, twinge, ache, blow, gash, and hurt.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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