The term dagger itself denotes a sense of mystery, danger and mischief. From Wordnik.com. [Antiquties] Reference
You start off well enough with lances, but only the dagger is an improvement: it goes faster. From Wordnik.com. [EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - The Most Useless Power-Ups in Videogames] Reference
She seized a dagger from the ottoman, a rare and highly-tempered blade. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 5 - Part IX] Reference
One presice strice in vital spot (yes, every living thing has those - even Aliens) with a dagger is enought. From Wordnik.com. [How Would The Na’vi Of ‘Avatar’ Stack Up Against James Cameron’s Other Creatures? » MTV Movies Blog] Reference
The dagger was a fascinating study in triangulation. From Wordnik.com. [Black Magic] Reference
"Poor Romeo! he is guiltless, even though the dagger were his". From Wordnik.com. [Wisdom, Wit, and Pathos of Ouida Selected from the Works of Ouida] Reference
The stroke of a dagger is a caress beside the throb of hopeless days. From Wordnik.com. [The Last Thunder Song] Reference
A dagger is the most silent of weapons to use, but has its own voices. From Wordnik.com. [A Rare Benedictine]
Use of the word dagger makes me think this isn't modern day true crime. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-08-27] Reference
That she had the dagger was a comfort; but what a splendid courage was hers. From Wordnik.com. [The Justice of the King] Reference
But the dagger will be the law's implementation - the drawing up of the regulations. From Wordnik.com. [Aftermath News] Reference
Fastened to the haft of the dagger was a slip of paper, upon which were these words. From Wordnik.com. [Jack Harkaway and His Son's Escape from the Brigand's of Greece] Reference
A dagger was a weapon that could be used by everyone'strong or weak-and it made no noise. From Wordnik.com. [Murder on the Orient Express]
A dagger is a meet companion to a sword, and is sometimes mighty useful, in a close fight. From Wordnik.com. [Both Sides the Border A Tale of Hotspur and Glendower] Reference
The dagger was a well-balanced throwing knife of good steel, stained with a film of dried blood. From Wordnik.com. [The Saracen: Land of the Infidel] Reference
No, no! in such a land dynamite and the dagger are the necessary and proper substitutes for Faneuil Hall. From Wordnik.com. [The Art of Public Speaking] Reference
"How do you know the dagger was a real one?" replied Miss Greeb, sinking her voice to a horrified whisper. From Wordnik.com. [The Silent House] Reference
A knight, it was announced, might use a mace or battle-axe at pleasure; but the dagger was a prohibited weapon. From Wordnik.com. [Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 6] Reference
A knight, it was announced, might use a mace or battle-axe at pleasure, but the dagger was a prohibited weapon. From Wordnik.com. [Ivanhoe] Reference
Mihawk says the dagger is all he needs. From Wordnik.com. [2010 March «] Reference
A'dagger'size glass lance had gouged his cheek and bitten deep into his throat. From Wordnik.com. [Lucifer's Hammer]
Sorrow had torn at Khefar as he’d called the dagger’s true power and unmade his charge. From Wordnik.com. [Shadow Chase] Reference
That seems to be the culture, to be quite up front, but kind of dagger-and-cloak-type of attitude sometimes. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 28, 2004] Reference
Durand: Even a mere 'dagger' is enough to best you. From Wordnik.com. [Comments for Azure Flame] Reference
The dagger is our only clue as yet -- except this. ". From Wordnik.com. [The New Tenant] Reference
Takamichi goes to shatter the mirror with his 'dagger', but is unable to do it. From Wordnik.com. [Comments for Azure Flame] Reference
We have more cause to dread the sting of a nettle than the dagger which is fatal to Dragon-flies. From Wordnik.com. [The Life of the Spider] Reference
A "dagger" had appeared in several romances she had devoured, but she never had a clear idea of one before. From Wordnik.com. [Openings in the Old Trail] Reference
“No more than a dagger is a murderer.”. From Wordnik.com. [Ursula] Reference
“It is, in fact, this dagger which is popularly supposed to ‘haunt’ the Chapel. From Wordnik.com. [Carnacki, the Ghost Finder] Reference
A Marine is a guy that's got a dagger in his hand. From Wordnik.com. ['I Don't See Any Way Of Winning'] Reference
The title, "Neighbors," is an ice dagger to the heart, but only after the book has been read. From Wordnik.com. [July 10, 1941, In Jedwabne] Reference
Bin Laden, clad in tribal Yemeni dress and sporting a traditional dagger, looked on approvingly. From Wordnik.com. [The Search For Clues] Reference
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