sabre - use in sentences

Converse of object

  • rattle: In other words, having come so far, having rattled the saber for so long, we were obliged to follow through.
  • use: During the two years he trained himself to use the saber.
  • draw: The Northants were not given the opportunity to charge, sabers drawn, through the enemy lines in a thunder of hooves.
  • have: And they dressed in shining white armor - and they had light sabers.
  • receive: In the ensuing chaos, Yersin received a saber slash to his right hand and a crippling blow from a rifle butt.
  • do: IWA has done some saber rattling on behalf of the Shropshire Union Canal Society.

Adjective modifier

  • light: I did have lots of fun annoying people with Bryce's light saber.
  • nuclear: The two parliamentary Communist Parties have condemned the nuclear saber rattling.
  • rusty: I would not have been surprised if the stones we bowled had pitched near a rusty saber or a blue or gray kepi.
  • French: The Rotting Dog applauds French nuclear saber rattling by The Rotting Dog Vive la France!
  • big: The Big Saber There are two types the Kuan Wang saber and the big chopping saber.

Modifies a noun

  • tiger: On the way he encounters many perils which he must overcome including ghouls, a giant walrus and a saber tooth tiger.
  • tooth: Saber tooth under construction What we are aiming for!
  • cut: Private Turner himself had received a saber cut wound.
  • team: Indeed, the Hungarians won all seven titles in the saber team event between 1928 and 1960.
  • fencer: Saber fencers tend to be more heavily built than the other two.
  • wound: Private Turner himself had received a saber cut wound.

Noun used with modifier

  • cavalry: They carried a lance, flintlock pistol and light cavalry saber.
  • solo: The opening movement and solo saber worked very nicely, and the music was used elegantly to introduce the full ensemble movement feature.
  • dragon: Chengwei was so accomplished at the game that he had won a ' dragon saber ' for his online alter-ego.

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