Examples of put (someone) to the sword in a Sentence
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Instead, Forest Green were put to the sword so convincingly that by half-time the hosts were four goals ahead.
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Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
In between these two monstrous strikes, a gifted Monaco side featuring Thierry Henry, Basile Boli and Lilian Thuram had also been put to the sword on home soil via a Yeboah hat-trick in the UEFA Cup.
—The Athletic Uk Football Writers, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
Experts have projected for months that white-collar jobs would be the first to be put to the sword this time around.
—Trey Williams, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2022
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Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
In between these two monstrous strikes, a gifted Monaco side featuring Thierry Henry, Basile Boli and Lilian Thuram had also been put to the sword on home soil via a Yeboah hat-trick in the UEFA Cup.
—The Athletic Uk Football Writers, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
Experts have projected for months that white-collar jobs would be the first to be put to the sword this time around.
—Trey Williams, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2022
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“Put (someone) to the sword.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put%20%28someone%29%20to%20the%20sword. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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