He dropped his sword and glared at Robert, surrounded by his Kingsguard and a dozen other knights and guardsmen. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Far more Native Americans died in bed from Eurasian germs than on the battlefield from European guns and swords. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

“He who lives by the sword must die by the sword. Maybe I’ll kill him myself one of these days.” The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why did he want Harry to have the sword?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“Now before we have you get your hands on a sword and you poke me in the eye, let’s show you how you have to move on the strip,” Coach said. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

She is racing south to Yunkai, to put the city to the torch and its people to the sword, and we are going north to meet her. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

One has a cavalry sword hanging from his belt, and after I put him down I unsheathe the sword and test its weight. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I raised the shield, and Beckendorf s sword clanged against it. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

The second week of January 1890, Jo writes to her sister, “It’s like a sword of Damocles forever hanging over our heads—I never really have a moment’s peace.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The stranger withdrew the sword from the boy’s forehead, and the boy felt immensely relieved. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gentle Mother, font of mercy, save our sons from war, we pray, stay the swords and stay the arrows, let them know a better day. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The light hit Jason’s sword and sprayed outwards in ten separate tendrils, zapping the basilisks. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He lifted the sword, held it out between them. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, of course,” said Harry, but before leaving the room he leaned forward and took the sword of Gryffindor from beside the goblin. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He gave me his blessing, and let me kiss his sword.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

She did not know what was more satisfying: the sound of a dozen swords drawn as one or the look on Tyrion Lannister's face. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“You mean if I killed one, accidentally, with a sword—” “The Fur ... I mean, your math teacher. That’s right. She’s still out there. You just made her very, very mad.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Then, slowly and deliber-ately, he dismounted and stood with his sword in hand. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

A bright bud of blood blossomed where his sword pressed into Mycah's flesh, and a slow red line trickled down the bby's cheek. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Together they passed forward a sword in a worn wooden scabbard and a gun. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Dimple could see now that the boy held a golden gada, or mace, in one hand, not a sword. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

His face was a mass of scars, and in one hand he held a sword, short and heavy as a cleaver. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The sword at his hip is no ornament. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

There's only this thin layer of naked skin holding my life inside it, so am I going to let a sword or a spear or some kid on a skateboard take me out? Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had heard it said that there were three good cures for greyscale: axe and sword and cleaver. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

"This is your prince. Who are you to tell him he may not have an edge on his sword, ser?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Then just as he was putting his hand to the hilt of his sword, there came an unexpected relief. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

His shape-shifting became so fluid, he could start an attack in human form with his sword and finish as a lion, raking his claws across a katobleps's snout. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

It was not just a stick, but a true wooden sword complete with grip and guard and pommel. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

But long before it ended in the anchorage—havoc and slaughter—I had drawn my sword and cut my own ship’s cable. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I dropped the sword to the floor and struggled free of the bonds that held my hands together. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I wonder where I can get a sword like that? Well, doubtless Loras will make me a gift of it after the battle. It grieves me that it must come to this." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

As his horse fell, snorting blood and biting with his last red breath, the Mountain rose untouched, laying about him with his two-handed great- sword. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Hazel dismounted and stood next to Frank, her sword ready. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

"You want some sword too?" she yelled, but he didn't. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He clutched his hairpin sword a little tighter, wishing Sally were with him. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“The sword, the sword, I cannot make the sword.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

She’d never made anything out of kite string and plastic swords, but it seemed easy, natural. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She eyes my sword enviously, and for a moment I catch a glimpse of a girl that is maybe more than she seems. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Her siblings had only the standard- issue bronze swords—not that that made me feel any better. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

"This is your prince. Who are you to tell him he may not have an edge on his sword, ser?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He looked down gravely at the sword in his hands. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

It cracked like a whip knocking the sword from Henry’s hand. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

After the last of the old dead has been dispatched, I wipe the sword off on the nearest body. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I swung the sword in front of the black cat that was getting too close. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Catelyn glanced around the room, at the faces of the knights and sworn swords, and took a deep breath to slow the frantic beating of her heart. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

In the light of Percy’s sword, Hazel looked as ghostly as a Lar. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“No,” cried Achren, “I will not slay you; you shall come to wish I had, and beg the mercy of a sword! You scorn my promises! This promise will be well kept!” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Their plan was to hold us off at their defense lines, to be the rock that would break the sword of our attack. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Then we shall make our own way,” Taran shouted, drawing his sword. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

A couple of other demigods sat with him, sharpening their swords. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

He advanced across the floor toward his partner, waving the sword. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Did he have his sword with him always?’ Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

But he kept the sword in his hand. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I took a deep breath, raised my sword, and placed my right foot on the bottom step of the dais. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I advanced on her, which wasn’t easy, holding a sword and a glass ball. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

He swung it around like a short sword. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

“And you still aren’t going to tell me why it’s so important to give Potter the sword?” said Snape as he swung a traveling cloak over his robes. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“It’s like a magic museum,” I say, admiring an antique lacquered box with swords sticking out of its sides. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

Members of the Guard waded in with swords drawn. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

"Any bruises they take in the practice yard must come from truebom swords." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

At her side, her right hand rested on the hilt of a curved sword. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Don’t you want one more day with a chance? you ask, quoting Michonne from The Walking Dead, but without the samurai sword. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

"Quite a boast for a man without a sword," the student said. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

A king should never sit easy, Aegon the Conqueror had said, when he commanded his armorers to forge a great seat from the swords laid down by his enemies. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Who could pity the greatest sword maker in the history of the world?” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Arya retreated, her own sword stick clutched tightly in her hand. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

His swords fought behind him until I heard him shout, “I am here!” and they flew to his side. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The shadowcats would make a morsel of him, and the clans that dwelt in the mountain fastnesses were brigands and murderers who bowed to no law but the sword. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He crawled toward me, the sword noisily scraping on the cave’s rock floor. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

He lunged forward, his sword out and raised. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

The “lamb of a man” analogy I drew for myself from the prophecy in the Book of Revelations of a symbolic lamb with a two-edged sword in its mouth. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

He checked one sword with his stick and whirled away from a second. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She heard a shout, saw a shove, and in the blink of an eye the arakhs were out, long razor-sharp blades, half sword and half scythe. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He would need every sword to deal with the ragged horde of Poor Fellows surrounding the Great Sept. She asked about her twin often, but her gaolers gave no answer. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He was demonstrating sword positions to Nick and his partner. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

I showed him Riptide, and explained how it turned from a pen into a sword just by uncapping it. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Nico waded through the last group of Earthborn, slashing them into mounds of wet clay with his black Stygian sword. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The swords at their sides were long and straight, not curved like Calormene scimitars. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

The only sign that the monster had ever existed were two green sword points sticking through the cracks. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Percy raised his sword, ready to stab the egg. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

And lo! even as he laughed at despair he looked out again on the black ships, and he lifted up his sword to defy them. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

In his haste, the sword s descending arc missed me, but cut the brambles, so that I could rip myself away before he could take another stroke. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

He turned around and around, sword ready, studying the brightly lit staircase. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

To launch the entertainment, two tall, splendid gladiators were set to fight, one armed with a sword and the other with a net and a trident—a fork with spiked tines and a long handle. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

His sword and the scepter of Diocletian hung on either side of his belt. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Lancelot dropped his sword at a moment of opportunity and caught Turquine by the snout of his helm. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I grasp the sword again, narrow my eyes, and concentrate. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

One of the legionnaires I've slashed pushes down past me and marks Hel's sword arm. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

In mid-stride, she flicked her sword, which elongated into a javelin, then used it to launch herself up like a pole-vaulter. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The sword was much too far away, probably hundreds of feet underwater. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Piper grabbed her sword and rose, prepared for a flood of monsters. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

No mouse was going to steal the sword of the serpent. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Håkon, still wielding his rusty sword, spun to look behind them. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

One man, wearing a shirt of heavy metal rings, unbuckled a sword and leaned it against a wall. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The captain said something that we couldn’t hear, then he pulled the sword from his scabbard, and sliced the epaulets off Hickey’s shoulders. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

"My sword? Oh, I left it in the sun somewhere. I need no sword." Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

Twenty feet apart they would slide to a stop and stand screaming at each other with raised swords. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

Later, it would be said, they turned into the band of swords- women who were a mercenary army. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bran was standing over him with upraised wooden sword, ready to whack him again once he regained his feet. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He stabbed his sword through the trunk, then heaved the sword through one side. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

As was the custom, all their treasures had been buried with them—gold and silver, swords and jeweled cups. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But beware, Claudius, for I have sworn by my father’s sword to avenge his foul and most unnatural murder.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

He had backed away, the sword dragging at his side, shaking his head. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Bran was standing over him with upraised wooden sword, ready to whack him again once he regained his feet. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The stranger continued to hold the sword at the boy’s forehead. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh yeah, I got it out,” he said, rather unnecessarily, holding up the sword for Harry’s inspection. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

His younger brother Sandor had left the same day to take service with the Lannisters as a sworn sword, and it was said that he had never returned, not even to visit. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

"Instead of making humans in your mold, Nergal," says Ishtar, lowering her sword, "you could raise them up. They could be great again if we inspired them to be so." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Belet had wrapped Kasusu in a white pillowcase and tied it across her back, disguising it as...a sword wrapped in a pillowcase. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

We copied them from the British, and even the British had forgotten their original purpose, which was possibly to support a heavy sword. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Jason wasn’t quite sure whether to sheathe his sword. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Wealthy knights from Houses old in honor did not cross the narrow sea to sell their swords, unless exiled for some infamy. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

On his arm was a burnished shield, at his waist was a sword belt of black leather and silver. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

When no one accosted me, I sheathed the swords and walked about like a guest until I found the baron. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

As certainly as he had known that the doe was benign, he knew that Ron had to be the one to wield the sword. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“My lord father used to say a man should never draw his sword unless he means to use it.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I did go in to help him—in spite of the sword— because he was carrying what was too heavy to be carried. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Supposing Bull Sparra took the belt and sword case with him? Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The guards smiled at him from their niches as he wound his way down the turret stair, carrying the sword in his good hand. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Sefia nodded and tucked the wand into her belt like a sword. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Nuah puts his books on the table to pick up one of the popular plastic swords. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Prince Dain may want me for a spy, but that doesn’t mean giving up my sword. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Then, through the gloom, I saw her—a woman the color of the water, a ghost in the current, floating just above the sword. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Because the adder has something that belongs to our Abbey, an ancient sword, sir,” Matthias replied. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“Have you any need for a sword?” she asked. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Kelli circled us, her eyes going from me to the sword. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

He asks me if I want to stand in the lacquered box while he jabs swords at it. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

Yet the wolf sword actually seemed lighter than the blades he had wielded before. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

His sword went flying, his pony cantered away across the bailey, and a great gale of derision went up. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t free himself or reach his sword. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to ask you again! Where did you get this sword? Where?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The Wart walked up to the great sword for the third time. lie pot out his right hand softly and drew it out as gently as from a scabbard. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Where did you get this sword?” she whispered to Greyback as she pulled his wand out of his unresisting grip. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The man bellowed his fury and swung his sword into swirling snow, only to hear laughter again in his ear. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

In his hand is a child’s wooden sword. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Eyes wide with terror, he ran straight into the paws of his mouse friend, narrowly missing injury on the sword blade. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The soldiers of the garrison—only four had survived the attack, the old seijeant and three boys—laid their swords at his feet. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The pale sword came shivering through the air. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The Assassin slid her sword an inch out of its sheath. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The middle star in the sword is not actually a star but a great cloud of gas called the Orion Nebula, in which stars are being born. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The adinkra was two crossed swords with holes in the blades and handles, and it pulsed with dark light. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Henry flew interference, but he couldn’t get in too close without a sword. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Save your spears and swords for the Seven Kingdoms, I told you. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Celaena panted as she and Nox lowered their swords, the Weapons Master shouting at the five Champions to get some water. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Mayhap he turned his sword to ploughshare; but perhaps, too, all was combat now. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

But he needed me back home, not standing in the street in the dead of night brandishing a bloody sword like a pirate. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He commanded both suits of armor to drop their swords and shields and slap each other repeatedly. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He saw them cut the legs from Jory's mount and drag him to the earth, swords rising and falling as they closed in around him. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

And one by one they rose and buckled on their swords and donned their warm black cloaks and strode out into the cold. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He was the boy who’d tried to give Carl a fishing rod, the boy she used to see from her kitchen window practicing in the fields with his wooden sword. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

A pair of comely serving girls sauntered past carrying a wicker basket of rushes between them, but the sell- sword never looked, "Bronn, I despair of you." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Samuel, do you think you can put some of that energy from your fistfights into learning to use a sword?” Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Wooden poles, metal spikes, large pieces of mesh—like what covers a chicken coop—rolls of barbed wire, saws, knives, swords. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

We both stared, I sprawling helpless on my back, the sword across my belly, the guard leaning forward, still holding the hilt as if afraid to let it go. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This is nonsense. Weeks we’ve been practicing footwork. I don’t even have a sword.” Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

The scribe glanced at the sword hanging over the bar and drew a deep breath, his expression becoming vaguely anxious. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Movement behind him: Jason spun, slicing his sword through the air. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

"The Red Sword," the Bull named it; he claimed it looked like a sword, the blade still red-hot from the forge. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The mouse was holding his sword, his own beautiful sword! Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I draw my sword, and he does, too, the scrape of metal loud in the room. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“They tried getting this fencer yesterday, some of the standard enforcers, but it seems he has certain sword skills that made them wary, but I think I have a trick that will work.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

The sword was loving this, while I struggled to keep down my rice dinner as the chariot rocked and spun in the hurricane. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

He hung a sharp sword from his shoulder, gathered a great cloak round him, close, to break the wind, and pulled a shaggy goatskin on his head. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He dropped his sword next to mine and took a shaky breath. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

He dropped the sword blade and ran at me, trying to give me a hug. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

I jumped up, my bronze sword springing to life in my hands, and found myself facing a bunch of .. . dogs. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

His sword is pointed at the place where the boy’s spine meets his skull. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

They formed themselves into the League of the Divine Tempest and attacked an imperial garrison with swords aloft, having fasted for three days. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

They crept along by the light of Percy’s glowing sword, Riptide. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“The only dragons that I know are yours, and magic swords are even scarcer. I will gladly bring you rings and crowns and chests of gold if that is your desire.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He threw away his sword as dozens of crows rose shrieking and complaining to flap about the corpses. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Will you draw your sword with your free hand?” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

The dead man’s sword arm was yards away, the snow beneath it turning red. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He was stronger, and she grunted at the force required to hold her sword against his. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He was picking up the sword, and stretching his hand to the latch, when the door opened on its own account Gareth came in. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

"The old man does not wear a sword," she said to Jorah in the Common Tongue as she drew him away. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“By the power of the superglue beer sword, I hereby designate you my driver!” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Annabeth turned the blade of her drakon-bone sword, which Percy had to admit made her look pretty intimidating and hot in a “Barbarian Princess” kind of way. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Suddenly Jory was back among them, a red rain flying from his sword. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She prodded Hazel in the back with her sword. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

But the stillness was the sleep of swords. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

"How many swords will the Lord of Light put into my hand?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

His helm they set beside him, and across his lap they laid the cloven horn and the hilts and shards of his sword; beneath his feet they put the swords of his enemies. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“Like ride flying horses and slash swords and throw thunderbolts.” The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

“Are you?” said the old bandit, walking over, holding the point of her curved sword near Spurge’s face. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Frey will die missing and regretting the loss of the sword he gave to Skirnir so long ago, for love of Gerd. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Frank stared miserably at Hazel’s cavalry sword, lying at his feet next to his backpack. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He drew his sword and yelled, “Kronos!” but he sounded more scared than angry. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

In the light of his bronze sword, her face was beautiful. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

But when the light touched the sword there were no beginnings to be seen. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

"My sword is Valyrian steel. The Old Bear gave it to me." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He still held his Stygian sword, but his hands were dark and transparent like smoky glass. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Slowly Aragorn unbuckled his belt and himself set his sword upright against the wall. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

A hand upon his sword, Dorian Havilliard watched the assassin from his spot on the other side of the sleeping company. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“That thing is the size of a bull, with tusks as long as swords. Ghost would go after him if he were loose, and one or both of them would not survive the meeting.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

They have no love of snow and cold, these southron swords. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

"Pick up your sword, butcher's boy,", he said, his eyes bright with amusement. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Then he found his boots and set them down by his sword. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“With this sword I defend my subjects and destroy those who menace them. Bend the knee, and I promise you food, land, and justice. Kneel and live. Or go and die. The choice is yours.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

At this I stepped aside, and in the scabbard let my long sword ring home to the pommel silver, as he bent down to the sombre blood. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

"There is no man in the Iron Islands half so skilled with spear or sword." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

So, King Bull had lost the sword to a giant worm with poison teeth. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Down the road the Hessian officer waved his sword and shouted something to his men. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

To his relief, the princess nodded and handed her staff to one of her guards, then took the practice sword Dorian extended to her. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Outside, Phoebe said, “I’d make a list of items which the police will want to investigate further: the sword, the suspicious spot on the floor, and several hair strands which I picked up.” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

“At least we’ve got nothing to lose but a sword and our lives. There might be something on the other side.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“She called on me, and when Philippa told her I was here, she insisted on joining. Apparently, a woman can only go so long without a sword between her hands.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The ruler swung his sword in the other direction, squinting through the threads of snow. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

I’m trying to sound determined, if only to convince myself that I’ll be okay, but I feel like I’m about to face a dragon and I’m without a sword. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“If we stand up here at one o’clock in the morning on the night of the full moon, we may be able to find the sword of Martin the Warrior,” he said, rather sternly. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“Yes, give us swords or sticks instead,” laughed Laertes, pretending to spar with Horatio. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

For a moment the world balanced on a sword’s edge. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Then, as Balekin’s sword falls to the ancient rug, I see where he was shot. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She snuck him in after hours, allowing him to see ancient swords up close and honing his craft. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Howd Wanderer swore his oath upon his sword, as nicked and pitted a piece of iron as Jon had ever seen. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I want so much to end him here, to vent my anger and frustration and fear in a single swing of a rusty cavalry sword. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

She wished for an army of people to stand behind her, swords at the ready. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I realized I hadn’t even uncapped my sword My hands were numb. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Westley carried his sword in his right hand, his long knife in his left, waiting for the first R.O.U.S., but none appeared. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Fear cuts deeper than swords, she told herself. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He swung the ancient sword high and struck at the giant adder. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

‘And I would do as the master of the house bade me, were this only a woodman’s cot, if I bore now any sword but Andúril.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Griff will need to keep a sword at every throat, and should they come on Slaver s Bay and need to fight... A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

That would be daring all right: I didn’t have a gun, didn’t have a sword or anything but a knife and a stick. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

As she listened to the consecrations, one for His Body and one for His Blood, she believed that the words of the priest were a sword which mystically separated the Blood from the Body. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I am glad I have my sword, but what are they going to do to us? Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Jon’s cloak hung on a peg by the door, his sword belt on another. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

And if this is so, then the sword they have used so long against others can now, without mercy, be used against them. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

And they told how afterward Ned had carried Ser Arthur's sword back to the beautiful young sister who awaited him in a castle called Starfall on the shores of the Summer Sea. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He held a “sword” in each hand: black apple branches with the stout ends bound in twine to make hilts. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Ron raised the sword still higher, and as he did so, Riddle’s eyes gleamed scarlet. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“Yield up your swords to him, and you will live.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He closed his hand on the sword hilt and jiggled the sword a little, too weak to raise it off the floor. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hailstones as big as heads would shoot out of the sky and the lightning would stab like swords, but never at those on my side. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Was it because white people had, as I had seen in movies, guns, swords, bombs and tanks? Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before I could step away, the point of a sword touched my throat. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“But, Mama,” Oliver protested, pointing the tip of his sword at the blue T-shirt poking out the top of the bag. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

He swaggered back to the fire escape, his pirate sword swinging from his belt loop. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

She raised her drakon-bone sword over the base of the chains. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The second time it took him fifty days and fifty nights, and this sword seemed even finer than the first. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Then Pippin received back his sword and put it in its sheath. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

As a child in church, he had always looked at the image of Saint Santiago Matamoros on his white horse, his sword unsheathed, and figures such as these kneeling at his feet. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

She leapt from bed and stalked through her chambers, half expecting to find him sitting in a chair, a hand upon his sword. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I slammed one in the face with my shield and used my sword to shear off the other guy’s horsehair plume. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Most were armed only with staves and short swords, but one man of imposing stature held a crossbow leveled at us. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Menelaus drew his sword, his only weapon now, but as he did so it fell from his hand broken. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even though Principal Trask is holding those scissors out like a sword, I’m still shocked when she starts cutting off people’s armbands. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Boromir leaped forward and hewed at the arm with all his might; but his sword rang, glanced aside, and fell from his shaken hand. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He stares at Auguste and brings his hand to the sword at his hip. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

He took the sword from Bast and stood upright on the counter behind the bar. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

A smaller ranging would reach Hardhome sooner... but what good were swords without food? A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“I’d hope that Adarlan’s Assassin would choose to attack me in a more dignified manner. At least with a sword or a knife, through preferably not in the back.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

But Alexander died five years after Cesare Borgia had drawn his sword. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

Sam sat tapping the hilt of his sword as if he were counting on his fingers, and looking up at the sky. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

His eyes were like his sword, and neither one reflected the light of the fire or the setting sun. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

From time to time he touched his sword, as if to make certain that it still hung at his side. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

So Harry, his voice now growing hoarse from all this talking, told them about Fawkes’s timely arrival and about the Sorting Hat giving him the sword. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Piper knew she couldn’t win a straight fight against Khione and two winged guys with swords. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“The hour of the owl has fled, my brothers. Now comes the hour of the spear, the sword, the axe. Form up. We’re going home.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He was honing the edge of his sword, wide awake,- the sellsword did not seem to sleep like other men. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The hero’s sword ran him through and he died in the midst of his prayer. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

I asked him if it was a samurai sword. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

He heard the scream, and the clash of swords. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The Uncle pulled what looked like a sword encrusted with aquamarine gems from his side and began to fight off the monstruos. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

He had pledged himself to marry a daughter of Walder Frey, but she saw his true bride plain before her now: the sword he had laid on the table. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The pounding of her feet echoed through the tomb as she ran between the sarcophagi for Damaris, the sword of the ancient king. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

With this they drew their swords and rushed together with such ferocity that each, after dealing the other a dint on the helm, sat down suddenly backwards. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My sword is sworn to the Night’s Watch.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Fangor’s lifeless body fell to the ground, taking the sword with it. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Cain swung his sword at Celaena, who threw herself backward—but not fast enough. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

"So long as I have this," he said, lifting the sword from her throat, "there's no man an earth I need fear." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Knots and tangles, Jaime thought, wishing he could cut through all of it with one swift stroke of his sword. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

About five meters ahead, Nico was swinging his black sword with one hand, holding the scepter of Diocletian aloft with the other. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The student sprang away from the table and drew his sword as well. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

He drew his sword and looked at it, and the intertwining shapes of red and gold; and the flowing characters of Númenor glinted like fire upon the blade. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Marcus kneels and draws his sword, offering it up to the Augur, his eyes glinting with a strangely exultant zeal, as if he’s already been named Emperor. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“We’ll tell him he can have the sword after he’s helped us get into that vault—but we’ll be careful to avoid telling him exactly when he can have it.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

As the owner of the sword got out of the car, I moved back very slowly. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

And every man who signs with them is another sword for Yunkai, another blade meant to drink the blood of my bride-to-be. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

"A sword," she said in a small, hushed breath. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He stuck his sword in the ground, as if it were a pitchfork, and stood patiently. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

From out of the shadow a red sword leaped flaming. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“I saw something like that once,” said Farid, “so it’s all right for you to tell me about it. If the executioner is good with a sword it's all over quite fast.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Out swept his sword, and he spurred to the standard, hewed staff and bearer; and the black serpent foundered. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

He felt the sharp sword pierce his chest. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Glowing like sunset, a red sword was raised in the hand of a blue-eyed king who cast no shadow. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She threw her sword—not at the giant, but at the Doors of Death. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Some threw rocks, spears, swords, and even pieces of their armor, all of which burned up in flames of pretty colors. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

"Might be I am, m'lord. But what of the mail and swords the queen was wanting?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Grandfather did kill British soldiers with that sword. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But to cut a long story short, the adder stole the sword from him. That’s why I want to know about Asmodeus, you see.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Taking a step back, Chronicler regained his composure and leveled the sword at the mercenary. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I saw Teren’s body lying by his wagon, his sword broken in his hand. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“A hostage is a hostage, seems to me. That big sharp sword o’ yours can snick a girl’s head off as easy as a boy’s. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

‘Hmm . Imperial gold sword wound, but that’s healed nicely. No cancer, no heart problems. Watch that mole on your left foot, but I’m sure it’s benign.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Their kite shields all bore the same device: a crystal sword shining in the darkness, the ancient badge of those the small- folk called Swords. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Percy set his sword on the floor where it glowed with a faint bronze light. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

On my hands and knees, heedless of my dress, heedless of the way the sheath of my sword drags against the packed-earth floor, heedless of the pain in my hand, I crawl. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

We passed by Friendship Baptist without Uncle Darnell making mention of the Arabian Knight or his sword, plastered into the yellow brick face of the church. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

He dodged the trident and, using his ventus to shoot forward, jabbed his sword into the giant’s reptilian leg. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry, Master Marcus, but my sword never leaves me. Besides, it’s sharp. You might hurt someone with it.” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

The leader stared at the palpable sword swishing unclutched at his men, then laughed aloud. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ron raised the sword in his shaking hands: The point dangled over the frantically swiveling eyes, and Harry gripped the locket tightly, bracing himself, already imagining blood pouring from the empty windows. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Around the room, more swords are unsheathed in a terrible echo of his. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

"There was more to it," the sword dished. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

He seemed to be having trouble holding his sword. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t win this fight with a sword. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

I glance at the end of the booth and see hookah sets, golden swords, and blown-up black-and-white harem pictures from some previous era propped against, yes, camel bridles. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Then he looked for his sword that he had let fall; for even as he struck his blow his arm was numbed, and now he could only use his left hand. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Matthias had begun digging furiously at the wall with his sword point. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

But instead of handing her the plain-as-porridge sword she usually wielded in practice, he drew his own blade. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

By now, Taisin recognized parts of the fortress—the long, sloping corridor; the cavernous ceiling hung with icicles sharp as swords; the endless ranks of golden cages. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

She returned fire as Amazons rushed forward with shields and swords. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

But I couldn’t go in, Arthur and Jenny—there was a sword to stop me. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The weather vane moved slightly, indicating that Jess, actually out upon the north pointer, must be trying to retrieve the sword. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

He held on to his horse with his knees and slammed his sword into the wolf’s shoulder. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

She had two male guards with her, armed to the teeth with an assortment of curved Eyllwe daggers and swords, both of them studying Chaol and Celaena closely—weighing the threat. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

There he was slain at last by Éomer, the Third Marshal of the Mark, who dismounted and fought him sword to sword. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I took the sword and the lantern, then rolled up the Oriental rug, uncovering the trapdoor I already knew was hidden underneath. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

In Japan, his mother’s paternal heritage included a long line of men of the sword—samurai—and these men held an honorable role in society. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

He lifted the sword screaming, and moved on, closer, closer, but it was all coming apart; the whole world was dying. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She hoped she hadn’t accidentally cursed Jason’s sword by summoning it, the way she cursed jewels and precious metals. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

In return, Hazel had promised to coach her in sword fighting—a skill at which Piper epically sucked. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Con slid from his horse, dropped his bloody sword on the ground, and ran to her. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

He spun, blocking Ar- ron’s cut with the edge of his shield and meeting Emrick’s with his sword. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Paul grabbed a sword from a fallen hero and did a pretty fine job keeping a dracaena busy. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

His belt and sword kept falling around his ankles for no apparent reason. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Murky cabinets of medals, of glasses, of swords. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

A Glader cut it off, attacked it with two long swords, metal clacking and clanging as they fought. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

In my pocket is Liriope’s golden acorn, and at my hip is my father’s sword. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Though young girls have been known to be fickle. I may still want a magic sword.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Chaol’s hand darted to his sword as the soldiers turned to her, some of them sneering. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

When the sky splits asunder and the dark powers of Muspell march out on their war journey, Frey will wish he still had his sword. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

At last he cried, "God's blood! A girl!" and, flinging the sword aside, stormed out of the room. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

In the light of her golden cavalry sword, she was examining a door. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The man stepped into the light and the farmers’ excitement was smothered by the sight of the piecemeal leather armor and heavy sword that marked a mercenary. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She drew her sword and charged for the stands. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

I hit his sword hilt and knocked the blade out of his hand. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

He wondered if Lady Dustin had told them about the crypts, the missing swords. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Hazel raised her sword, but an icy wall of water slammed sideways into the gryphon and washed it into the bay. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Westley had his sword by then, and with two quick thrusts, the trio of rats was disposed of. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

She holds a thin sword, very much like a long pin, and stabs at the empty air in preparation for an opponent. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Well, I suppose that we that live by the sword shall perish by the sword. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Ishtar blows the brick dust off her sword. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Hazel’s sword came down on the giant’s neck. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

A knight stands in the road, his shoulders rising and falling, his sword in its scabbard casting a serpentine shadow on the ground. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

“If you are the son of Poseidon,” Echidna hissed, “you would not fear water. Jump, Percy Jackson. Show me that water will not harm you. Jump and retrieve your sword. Prove your bloodline.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

"What is it, sweet lady? Why are you afraid? No one will hurt you. Put away your swords, all of you. The wolf is her little pet, that's all." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

"It's your sword. It collapses into the hilt!" The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Leo was tempted to ask where Aphros was taking him, but the big sword strapped to the centaur’s back sort of discouraged conversation. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

At the top, Sigurd stood by a huge dead tree, sword pulled. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

It was Samwell Tarly, the self- proclaimed coward, grossly fat, timid, and near as bad a rider as he was with a sword, who must face the haunted forest. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The sword flashed in the corner of my eye, because the rest of my attention was on the demon as it opened its mouth to chomp off my head. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

“Luke would fight with a sword,” I said. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

The boy promised himself that, when he returned from Egypt, he would buy that sword. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

With his remaining strength Sam leaped and caught the top, scrambled up, and dropped; and then he ran madly, sword blazing in hand, round a bend and up a winding tunnel. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I made a wild slash with my sword and cut the remaining ropes. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

“The time for bribery and persuasion is past. This is the hour when we must unsheathe our swords.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Deciding that he didn’t feel like having the daylights walloped out of him, he walked to the rack of weapons and selected two wooden swords. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The time was now, for the Lord had said, I come with the sword as well as the plow to set at liberty them that are bruised. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lancelot went over to the chest where his sword was lying. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Since flight and hiding were no longer possible, Frodo and Sam sprang to their feet, putting back to back and whipping out their small swords. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“I found your sword again,” she added, handing the weapon to Taran. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

"You know what I call those problems?" sneered the sword. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

He hung his sword belt from a peg beside the door and his cloak from another. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Then she bows her head and offers the Snake her sword. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Black blood dripped from the blade, and the lips of Queen Elena were set in a feral snarl as she lifted her sword. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Then, the two swords touch, cross, making a perfect X shape like the school’s emblem. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Leo scooped up the Archimedes sphere and ran over to Jason, who was still hanging upside down, thoroughly hog-tied except for his sword arm. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I catch the gleam of sunlight on his sword and do as Peeta says. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

He tried to smash through the glass wall with his sword hilt—again, no luck. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

There were six of them, and they were carrying weapons—mostly old muskets, but one or two of them had swords and pistols. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Item four: Our task is to find Martin’s sword. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

A spectacular ceremonial sword is buckled around his waist. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Their glittering brass helmets and breastplates shone like pure gold; the short swords they brandished also caught the brassy sunshine with twinkles of light that flashed in the eyes of the crowd. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

‘I have a sword,’ said Merry, climbing from his seat, and drawing from its black sheath his small bright blade. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

An army of Sixers stood in front of me, and several different gunter clans surrounded me on all other flanks, brandishing swords and guns and weapons of powerful magic. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Yet he’s going to swing Lady Justice’s sword. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

"Give me your word that you will put down your swords again after the fight is done." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

In the light of his sword, Percy’s face was like a large firefly - a hovering, momentary smudge of brightness in the dark. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He came alone, wearing his silver sword and haubergeon of black iron scales. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

All swords out now, all shields up to the nose, all prayers said, all teeth clenched. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

As a boy, he had lived in fear of Stark's stem face and great dark sword. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Good men who pledged me their swords and prospered greatly by that service.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Luke’s sword spun out of his hands and clattered to the rocks. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“Go on, do,” said Kay, for the King had come to a halt “Go on,” said Sir Ector, “what do these words on this sword in this anvil in this stone outside this church, say?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Here was her son on his stallion, glancing back at her one last time and lifting his sword in salute. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Taran thrust at one of the livid warriors; a sword point ripped his arm and sent the small knife hurtling into the bracken. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

As always, a sword was at his side. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

He wore camouflage pants, a white T-shirt, and a bronze breastplate, but his sword, Backbiter, wasn’t at his side—only an empty scabbard. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Shep staggered backward against the bar, then collapsed to the floor with the broken end of the sword still jutting between his ribs. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The sound of hooves coming up behind him made him whirl, though he could scarcely lift the sword he held for the agony in his elbow. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

At once he drew his sword; but he could do nothing. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Out in the centre of the ring Romero profiled in front of the bull, drew the sword out from the folds of the muleta, rose on his toes, and sighted along the blade. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Never mind a hundred enemies; he was disarmed by a single monk and beaten with his own sword. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Tyson was coming through the cellblock, Kampe’s swords lashing out behind him, slicing indiscriminately through cell bars and stone walls. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

I picked up the sword, holding it with two hands. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But if anyone dared treat me poorly because of my background, Grandfather put them in their place, usually with the point of his sword—and quickly taught me to do the same. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

As the Boreads raised their swords, the dragon’s metal skin grew warm under Piper’s hand. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“Large snake. Large dogs. Men with swords. But then ... we got close to here. Grover was excited. He ran. Then we reached this room, and he fell. Like this.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

You took this sword as proof of your oath. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Her stick sword whistled out and caught it two feet off the ground, and it went down in a flurry of brown feathers. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She lunged for the sword, her left hand wrapping around the cool hilt as she twisted in the air and swung. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

As he shut the door behind him, his hand went unconsciously to the hilt of his sword to keep it from striking the wall or the desk. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

As soon as the sword passed over me, I ran for the kitchen, colliding with the tall man and knocking him down. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The captain smiled and put his hand on the hilt of his sword. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I obeyed and found several tall green stalks ending in white velvety petals, narrow and pointed like swords, and flecked with gold. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

"No sword is strong until it's been tempered," Lord Tywin declared. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The fire had started to dwindle by' the time Melisandre and the squires departed with the precious sword. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He pointed with his new sword, out to where the green flames were licking at Seaflower's golden hull and creeping up her oars. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He picked up his sword and forced a smile. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Each man wore a long curved sword upon his hip, and each clasped a spear as tall as he was, with a leaf-shaped blade at either end. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I was remembering a man with empty eyes and a smile from a nightmare, remembering the blood on his sword. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

‘This deed I shall ever rue,’ he said; ‘but a madness of haste was on me, and he would not listen, but drew sword against me.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

A guy in Greek armor drew his sword and charged, but slipped in a puddle of pina colada. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

The Varangian flicked his sword at Kin, and the horseshoe spun back around, like they were tethered to rope that Sigurd had caught on his sword. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

I did the only thing that came naturally: I swung the sword. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

It was the legendary sword of Gavin, the sword he had wielded in the fierce wars that had almost ripped apart the continent, the sword that had slain the Dark Lord Erawan. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He drew his sword and led them over die rail himself. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, but if Dumbledore was alive, why wouldn’t he show himself? Why wouldn’t he just hand us the sword?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

They reached the rubble pile as Ivan let loose a battle cry and ran at the creature, sword raised. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Because the Sicilian had a dream: with his guile plus the Turk’s strength plus the Spaniard’s sword, they might become the most effective criminal organization in the civilized world. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

He stumbled off down the street, stopping every few feet to pick up his sword or rearrange his toga. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Then Hazel appeared next to him, swinging her big cavalry sword like she was born for battle. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I reached for my sword, but it had been taken from me and hadn’t reappeared in my pocket yet. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

He raised the sword high, his arms shaking. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

By both the doors they could now see that many bones were lying, and among them were broken swords and axe-heads, and cloven shields and helms. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He skewered a fourth, then willed his javelin to shrink back to a sword and hacked through another group of spirits. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

"My king was murdered," the girl said quietly, "and not by Lady Catelyn. I swear it on my sword, by the gods old and new." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Bran watched them from the balcony of Maester Luwin's turret, listening to them grunt and strain and curse as they swung their staves and wooden swords. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Nico watched, paralysed, as the grave spewed forth more dead British soldiers - five, ten, twenty, multiplying so quickly that Reyna and her metal dogs were surrounded before Nico even thought to raise his sword. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Instead of collapsing, the mercenary spun around and lashed Shep across the face with the jagged edge of the sword. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He drew his own sword as he spoke, a broadsword of fine bronze, honed like a razor on either edge. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

A sword hangs by his side, and his cape flies as he walks. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

And when I do, she will look at me the way she looks at her sell- sword. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

With a flick of his blade, he severed its string, then lifted his fallen purse with the point of the sword. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

“A set of knives, for a table. Supposedly, they cut right through bone. The sword is better. It has a name.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

"There, across the yard, at the door of the armory, do you see the boy squatting by the steps honing a sword with an oilstone?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Round the corner a long arm was groping, walking on its fingers towards Sam, who was lying nearest, and towards the hilt of the sword that lay upon him. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t fight Atlas, even with a sword. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

An axe and short sword hung from his belt; and over his shoulder, he wore the stubby bow of the Fair Folk warrior. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

"I put more trust in these ten fingers than in a hundred swords." Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Give me a sword and you can call me what you like, Ben.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The Warrior had his sword sketched in beneath his face, the Smith his hammer. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Cursing, the king thrust the point of the sword into the damp earth arid beat out the flames against his leg. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Aeron Damp hair's voice cut through the insults like a sword through cheese. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

On the table between them, Lord Mormont laid a large sword in a black metal scabbard banded with silver. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

There were more sounds: footsteps crunching through the undergrowth, groaning, the rattling of sword scabbards and gun holsters. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Clods of mud filled the old sword gashes in the ghoul’s grey skin. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

With a clang, the two swords met, and they pressed each other’s blades. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Black Lorren had his sword out, but there were already four of them pressing in on him. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Romeo wears a silver, glittering knight’s suit with a sword. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

“Promise not to kill me if I put my sword away?” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

We met in the sword arena, which I thought was pretty strange—trying to discuss the fate of the camp while Mrs. O’Leary chewed on a life-size squeaky pink rubber yak. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

It’s dark and the clock says three-thirty a.m. and it feels like someone is stabbing a sword through my stomach. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cain looked to the king as he retrieved his sword. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“And not with a wooden sword, it would seem.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Finally I wandered into the sword arena, where I usually go when I’m in a bad mood. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Then let me prove the truth of them with my sword.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

From below came shouting, the clatter of spear and sword, the whinnying of horses. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Airy was a fierce little boy with a sword, and I’m just a grey mouse girl with a pail. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Matthias leaped nimbly to one side and swung the sword in a flashing arc. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

He stood up and cast open his long black cloak, and behold! he was clad in mail beneath, and girt with a long sword, great-hilted in a sheath of black and silver. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

"That great wad-dling sack of suet? His own people mock him as Lord Lamprey, I've heard. The man can scarce walk. If you stuck a sword in his belly, ten thousand eels would wriggle out." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

"Leave the body for the wolves," he commanded when the deed was done, handing the sword to his squire to be cleaned. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

And propped against the sofa was his magical sword, Backbiter, glinting strangely with its half-steel, half-Celestial bronze blade that could kill both mortals and monsters. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Con’s sword rang as he pulled it out of its scabbard. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Percy and Annabeth were on their feet, looking weak and dazed, but their swords were drawn. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Belet pulled the sword out of the wall and faced me. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

And he said nothing; he just shook his head, and I threw my sword down.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the wind-swift sons of the North Wind followed them; they caught up with them and struck at them with their swords. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chaol—and all the guards—watched them with hands on their swords. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The only sound of life that Jon could hear was the faint clash of swords coming from the yard outside the armory. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He sheathed his sword and tried to remove his helm, but when he raised his arm, the pain made him grit his teeth. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

It was a place of respect, if not high honor,- the Dothraki esteemed the knight's prowess with a sword. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

"Vows made at sword point are not valid," the maester argued. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The cheering stopped as if cut off with a sword, and complete silence fell all over the arena. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Will it transform into a shield or a sword?” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

This saint has long hair and wears a red tunic and sandals and wields a huge sword above a disgusting-looking dragon with a tiny human face. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

‘Hail, comers from afar!’ they said, and they turned the hilts of their swords towards the travellers in token of peace. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I spot a sword and belt someone has left lying in the sand. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

He holds up his hands, drops his sword. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

"I killed a man at twelve. You can be sure it was not with a blunt sword." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

A few sported signs of wealth: gold arm rings, silken tunics, silver-studded sword belts. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He was shouting for his sword and crossbow. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Håkon had at some point grabbed a sword off the rack in the middle and held it, ready to stab anything that needed stabbing. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

“I chose you,” Gwydion said, not unkindly, “more for your sword than for your harp.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

"It's not his anyhow. I could use me a sword like that." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“He came to battle wielding a samurai’s sword against the rifles of an imperial garrison. Try to imagine that, Hatsue,” said Kabuo. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

He fumbled at his sword belt, his hands clumsy in their fur-and-leather gloves, and finally succeeded in ripping his longsword from its scabbard. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The cords in the king’s neck stood out sharp as swords. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Michael looked unsure about that, but he motioned to Leila and Dakota, who set their swords on the deck. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Get in close, Luke had told me once, back in our sword class. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

A large rock is not the kind of enemy you can fight with a magic sword. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Now, for the first time, I consider the possibility that he just doesn’t much like sword fighting. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

His hand went to the hilt of his sword. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He flung his sword at the foot of the Iron Throne. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

His hat is black, pointed on two sides, his sword with a gold hilt is raised high. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Percy tried to help him, but two more guards pushed him back at sword point. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Frey took out his sword and held it out for Skirnir to examine. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

He turned in time to raise his sword, but this time he was disoriented, he didn’t anticipate the trick. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

His brother never untied a knot when he could slash it in two with his sword. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

"It is the sword that slays the season," he replied, and soon after the white raven came from Oldtown bringing word of autumn, so doubtless he was right. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He set off around the circle of ice, thinking hard about the last time the sword had delivered itself to him. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Kings of little kingdoms fought together, and the young Sun shone like fire on the red metal of their new and greedy swords. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

She leapt to her feet and drew her wooden sword. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The same hand that had brandished the sword now held a whip. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

There, hanging by unseen ropes, was the angel, played by Marcus, wearing white wings and carrying a sword and a lantern ...” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

He found what was left of the sword a few feet away, the end splintered and twisted like a tree struck by lightning. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

When the guards brought in the captive, Robb called for his sword. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He folded them and placed them in his pocket, then brought the sword down in a sweep across the front of Hickey’s chest, neatly slicing off the buttons from the traitor’s coat. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

"That is not the Old Way. Have you forgotten? Ironmen fight with swords and axes, not by flinging rocks. There is no glory in starving out a foeman." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

"Here's the best place to find pigeon," Arya told him^as she brushed herself off and picked up her fallen stick sword. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The sword made a screech, like the sound of a bow being drawn shakily over the strings of a violin. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Vajra flew into her hand, shifting between knife and sword and arrow. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He lifted the giant sword in two hands and swung it. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

Where is the holy sound of clashing swords? City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

He was mounted, the bloody carcass of an elk slung across the back of his horse, his sword in a gloved hand. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I slink past them and up the stairs, dragging my sword behind me, too exhausted to do anything else. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Ask her where she got the sword,” says Dylan. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

During their time at Auster’s palace, Jason had watched Piper and Hazel spend hours sword fighting—something Piper had never been interested in before. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He would draw his golden sword and slash a path right through the mob, carving the eyes out of the head of every man who dared to look at her. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The soldiers, swords in hand, had formed a semicircle behind us. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

He will stand on the battlefield, his sword, Hofud, wet and bloody in his hand. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Master Bacon is waving his long finger about like a sword. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

It had sensed the presence of the sword and had tried to kill Harry rather than let him possess it. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

All squatting, imagining a sword is in our hands. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

‘It’s a trap!’ said Sam, and he laid his hand upon the hilt of his sword; and as he did so, he thought of the darkness of the barrow whence it came. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

And their muskets had extra killing power—a sharp sword attached to the end—a bayonet. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

Not only was he on the defensive, he was gradually being edged back toward the soldiers, who had lifted their swords up to make a wall of deadly spikes. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

She dismounted and sheathed her sword, approaching him with her hands outstretched. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Taryn’s eyes flash as she spins her sword in an elegant strike. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The big man did not waste time reaching for his sword. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

‘Return with what speed you may, and let our swords hereafter shine together!’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

But his right palm contracts—not into a fist, into a grip like he’s holding a sword. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

King Ban was fortunate in living at Benwick, for the Bordeaux swords were local and particularly good. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

His sister would be scornful, the Sand Snakes would mock him with smiles sharp as swords, and Lord Yronwood, his second father, who had sent his own son along to keep him safe... A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She drew her sword, lightning fast, and turned into a clockwise spin, bringing its glowing blade around and down at me, all in a single blur of motion. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

A flight of angels, armed with spears and swords, had emerged from the Clouded Mountain to meet the witches head-on. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Ethan grabbed the hilt of his sword, but Prometheus stopped him. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

She wove through the crowd, jabbing her sword into dragon-scale feet at every opportunity and yelling, ‘RUN! RUN AWAY!’ to sow confusion. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He had a sheathed sword on his belt that caught the sunlight and shone. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

When his guards burst in with drawn swords, he ordered them to bring him the maester. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

"Off the horse, and throw down the sword. We'll thank you kindly for the mount and for the venison, and you and your brother can be on your way." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He drew his sword—a short blade made of solid black metal. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Nor could I remove from my mind the steward’s hateful look when he brought down his sword with the clear intent of killing me. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Folks said that Hessian soldiers were fire-breathing monsters who walked about with swords drawn and blood on their chins. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

The steward struggled to free himself, but Bear squeezed tighter and tighter, grunting like an animal, until the steward’s sword and dagger fell to the ground with a double clang. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

My own sweet sister, may the Others bagger her with a sword. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Those who lived by the sword were forced to die by it It was as if everything would lead to sorrow, so long as man refused to forget the past. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The smallest—an ornately jeweled dagger—could fit into an ankle holster; the largest was more accurately a small sword. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The rat shrieked and stumbled backward, right into Henry’s sword. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Two hours later, Lancelot and Turquine were still fighting with their swords. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

In spite of the fading of his sword the feeling of immediate danger did not leave Frodo, rather it grew stronger. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He looked on the bright point of the sword. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He likes to feint, pretend his sword is going one way rather than another. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

A sword without a hilt, with no safe way to hold it. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Shimmering purple warriors stood outside the armory, polishing ethereal swords. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

It looked as if an alchemist had distilled a dozen swords, and when the crucible had cooled this was lying in the bottom: a sword in its pure form. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She did not recall him finding Needle, until he handed the sword back to her. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Then, reluctantly, she held out the sword to her mother. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

He sat bolt upright, sword in hand, a broad axe at his side. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

“At least, not a man with a sword. Not a man at all.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He wore a blue baby bonnet on his head and was wielding a sword made out of eight empty cans of Milwaukee’s Best Light, which had, I assumed, been glued together. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

The ninja gripped her sword in both hands and turned back to the boss. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Hazel accidentally gave herself the Heimlich maneuver with the pommel of her sword and curled on the deck, moaning and coughing up the taste of katobleps poison. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

They did not attack him, but the cloud of them was so thick that he had to hack a passage through with his sword. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stuart stood holding the sword, but he had too much respect for Lee to speak. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Martin, why do you stop me from getting the sword?” he asked. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

His sword never left his hand or rested in its sheath. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Grandfather’s sword still lay on the floor where the robber had dropped it. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Balekin shows his decades of experience, wrenching the sword from Cardan’s hands and knocking him to the ground with the crossbar. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

His sword broke and fell out of his shaking hand. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The Night’s Watch takes no part, Jon thought, but another voice within him said, Words are not swords. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

On his head was the helmet that would not break, at his side the sword as sharp as a flame. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

When worn as a set, the two swords were called daisho, and this quickly became the nickname by which the two of them were known. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

She glanced down at my sword, which I was still brandishing defensively. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He swung his sword at the god’s chains. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Somewhere on the sled ride he’d lost his sword, but Percy knew it would eventually reappear in his pocket in pen form. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Shouting with revulsion, Jon pried the fingers off his leg with the point of his sword and flipped the thing away. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He pressed his sword tip against one of the eggs. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

In the middle of the square there was a heavy stone with an anvil on it, and a fine new sword was stuck through the anvil. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

My hands were shaking so bad I almost dropped the sword. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

A tall, gray-haired man burst into the clearing; a bag was strapped onto his back and in one hand he held a sword and in the other a spear. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

At his side, the angel carried the same kind of jagged bronze sword the Boreads had, and Jason’s last encounter with them hadn’t gone so well. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

With a cry of anguish, he raised his sword. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Haider smacked Toad on the butt with the flat of his sword and shouted, "Toad, of the Night's Watch!" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

They were armed with short broad-bladed swords, not with the curved scimitars usual with Orcs; and they had bows of yew, in length and shape like the bows of Men. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The sword cut across the rat’s chest as Ripred tore a deep gash along Henry’s arm. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Ser Mandon put the point of his sword to the hollow of his throat and curled both hands around the hilt. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

When he had drunk the cup she offered him, Hermes said, he must threaten to run her through with his sword unless she freed his followers. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sigurd slashed his sword past the misshapen horseshoes, and they both jerked to a stop. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

The United States would spend $24 billion on Apollo, in order to plunge the sword into the heart of the Soviet Unions ambitions in space. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

In one hand the angel held a sword and in the other, a lantern. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“I SEE YOU” Ben shouted, pointing at me with the sword. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

I am jealous of a sword hilt, she had realized, of women made of gold. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He appeared to be riding a chariot pulled by crawfish, and instead of a sword he wielded a live serpent. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

He caught sight of Coll, then; the stout old warrior had drawn his sword and struck mightily about him. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

They drew their swords, though their swords were useless, and when Rasalas leapt down from its perch, they scattered, all but Eril-Fane, who was stricken by a terror closer to Lazlo’s own. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I staggered back, still holding the sword, and there stood Dustfinger in the middle of the room. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

For Sam he brought a coat of gilded mail, and his elven-cloak all healed of the soils and hurts that it had suffered; and then he laid before them two swords. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

"Osha, kill the wolves and get his sword." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

In the middle of the space, a single spotlight illuminated a curved sword, its blade bare and supported by two silk-covered wedges. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Hades drew his sword, a double-edged Stygian blade etched with silver. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Pale red pennons trailed from the ends of a few lances, but many more carried battle-axes and great- swords and shields hacked half to splinters. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He and Piper landed on the hill, their swords drawn, and a cheer went up from the Greeks and the Romans. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

A cape of white fur hung from his shoulders, and a sword was sheathed at his side. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“And you will make me the greatest sword since Excalibur.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

If he let his sword hand stiffen and grow clumsy, it well might be the end of him, he knew. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Except, you know, without the armor, guns, or glowing sword. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

A female knight sits beside them, her sword across her lap. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

"The mouth of the cave shelters us from above, and they cannot get behind us without passing through the mountain. Is your sword sharp, Jon Snow?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

His hair is the color of salt, his garments entirely black, and a deadly curved sword sits at his hip. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

"If we might resume, the seven are now six. We find ourselves in need of a new sword for your Kingsguard." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“A book can be as dangerous as a sword in the right hands,” said Haldon. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Sir Fabian’s thin hand drifted to the pommel of his sword. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Then pulling off the grey cloak he undid the heavy belt and let it fall to the ground, and the sheathed sword with it. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

He still wouldn’t tell me what was in the wooden crates, but he did teach me a few sword moves. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

He charged through the door waving his sword. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

That was back when he was whole, when he could grasp a sword hilt as well as any man. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Gas ovens? Lilith’s bridegroom? Poisoned swords? The Angel of Death?” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

She left and I reached for the sword. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

The sword shone with the knowledge that dawn was a small beginning compared to the ending of a season: the ending of a year. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Is that the trouble? IH soon settle her! “Now then!” he exclaimed, inarching to the edge of the ravine and waving his sword. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

She would’ve had to go to the weapons room to get that sword. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

He looked down at the broken ring and the sword. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Tris had gained the saddle, and his mount was rearing and wheeling as he laid about with his sword. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The stranger placed his sword in its scabbard, and the boy relaxed. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Is it her friendship you require, or her swords?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

"Live steel is too dangerous. I will permit you tourney swords, with blunted edges." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The map lay between them like a battleground, drenched by the colors of the glowing sword. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He thought of the crypts and those missing swords. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

A mouse couldn’t use a sword but I can. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Her sword scabbard came down almost to her ankle. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

But I guess the rest was all right, down in the tombs with torches and swords and stuff. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

The hunters let out a cheer, and Ash watched as Kaisa turned her back on them and wiped her sword off on the meadow grass. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He moved like a panther, and that ugly sword of his seemed a part of his arm. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

"Gods. Those are deep cuts ... a gash from a sword or . . . how did this happen, my lady?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Either the dream was wrong,” Leo said, “or the giants moved the sword here as a decoy.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

When she felt the hand on her shoulder, she whirled, bringing up her stick sword again, but it was only the Bull. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

By the time he’d left the field, his sword was running red with blood and his arm was so tired he could hardly lift it. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Frey fights hard and well, but he will be the first of the Aesir to fall: his sword and his armor are no match for Surtr’s burning sword. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

He gave the sword another fruitless tug, tried and failed to mount the fat pony, gave up, and cried, “On foot then, good sirs and gentle lady! On! On!” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Because the sword would have to be strong enough to win, yet light enough not to tire his weary arm. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I did not doubt that Hamlet’s sword mistook its mark for Claudius. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Sansa touched her bps to the metal, thinking that she would kiss any number of swords sooner than Joffrey. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Lanre had fought since he could lift a sword, and by the time his voice began to crack he was the equal of a dozen older men. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He is holding a belt, sheath, sword, and armor. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

She just panted and shook, not taking her left hand from the hilt of the sword, even after those hungry eyes turned dull and its body sagged atop hers. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Blood ran from his hand, down the sword’s edge to patter onto the floor. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Guns aren’t allowed in arena fights, so Cantos draws a short, wide sword. Red Queen 2015-02-10T00:00:00Z

Verin raised his sword, shaking his blond curls out of his eyes. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

They saw nothing more, until they stumbled over the body of Frodo, lying as if dead, face downwards on the grass with his sword beneath him. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

When I next see Regibald du Burgh, Werfel thought, he will be wielding a two-handed sword and cutting off my head. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Belet grabbed the sword, and the two of us dashed downstairs. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

"Arya, what did you think to do with this . . . Needle? Who did you hope to skewer? Your sister? Septa Mordane? Do you know the first thing about sword fighting?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

You began to cry, and I wanted to turn around and tell you it was all just a bad dream, but I was fully occupied with keeping Basta’s knife away from me with Capricorn’s sword. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He sheathed his sword, adjusted his white clothes, and took a deep breath. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

He caught it on the point of his sword. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

When you’re a demigod and you find a sweet little girl alone in the woods—that’s typically a good time to draw your sword and attack. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Catelyn had no love for swords, but she could not deny that Ice had its own beauty. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He remembered Robb Stark as he had last seen him, in his father's high seat in the Great Hall of Winterfell, a sword naked and shining in his hands. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

"The Young Wolf and Lord Stannis have swords and they don't scare you." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She smacked a carnivorous horse in the snout with the butt of her sword and sent the monster stampeding through the crowd. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He moved one hand to his sword belt and drew his weapon. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“Stab!” shouted Harry; his voice echoed off the surrounding trees, the sword point trembled, and Ron gazed down into Riddle’s eyes. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Again and again the swords met, until Will wanted to cover his ears against the strange anguished keening of their clash. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She was guilty of every treason laid against her, and he was short a sword hand. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Certainly the captain of the Swordfish did not, intent as he was on finally spearing something with his ungainly fat sword. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

They shouldered through the storm in opposite directions and eyed each other warily as they passed, but no swords were drawn. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The avenging mouse swung the sword up high; a million lights flashed from its deadly blade as it struck. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Dimly lit glass cabinets filled the room, displaying swords, clubs, pistols, and every type of weapon in between, going back in time to a flint ax someone might have used to take out a mammoth. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

A glint of deep red...It was a sword with glittering rubies in its hilt....The sword of Gryffindor was lying at the bottom of the forest pool. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The night would go on, the Mameluke sword would cut the cake, the general would speak, and tradition would be served. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

However, Dad had a gimlet eye and a terrible swift sword. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Somehow, I kept him from getting a shot at the hilt of my sword My senses opened up. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

He patted his sword hilt, and Celaena had to admire the beautiful woven gold of the pommel. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Finally she released her grip on the sword. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

He put his hand on his sword’s pommel but didn’t draw it. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

A few had swords and knives; others brandished pitchforks and scythes and wooden spears. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

His brown hand still clutched the hilt of a broken sword. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“Lord Pea Pod. If you were a man, I would kill you for that, but my sword is made of too fine a steel to besmirch with craven’s blood.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He would think my goal was to get my sword. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

The man in black retreated before the slashing of the great sword. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Harry shone his lit wand around the vault: Its beam fell upon glittering jewels; he saw the fake sword of Gryffindor lying on a high shelf amongst a jumble of chains. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

In one hand he held a long sword, and in the other a knife; both the knife and the hand that held it glowed with a pale light. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Suddenly resolve hardened in him, and he seized a short sword that lay beside him, and kneeling he stooped low over the bodies of his companions. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He spread his hands, and the tables were suddenly covered with equipment: helmets, bronze swords, spears, oxhide shields coated in metal. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

He looked around for his sword, but it was in the hearth, glowing among the coals. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

The next thing he did was to throw away Us sword and rush straight into the pavilion. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

They all had swords at their sides, quivers on their backs, and bows at the ready. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

"You girls put away them rocks and sticks before you get spanked. None of you knows what end of a sword to hold." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“If death is our fate, let us die with swords in hand.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Wizarding history often skates over what the wizards have done to other magical races, but there’s no account that I know of that says Gryffindor stole the sword.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

His brain itself seemed to have frozen as he pushed through the dark water to the bottom and reached out, groping for the sword. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

My sword skittered across the ground and fell straight into the open fissure. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Jason’s gold sword cut through the padlock, and the metal gate creaked open. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

With practiced steps, she twirls the sword through the air in graceful arcs, thrusting and parrying against an invisible foe. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Because to make a sword for an eighty-year-old man to survive a duel, that would be something. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

The sound came straight from my heart, as sharp as the point of a sword. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Hound leaned on that notched and blood-streaked sword and looked at him with those wide white eyes. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

His Grace had need of every sword, so all he could spare were greybeards and cripples. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Fear cuts deeper than swords, she remembered as the top of a pothelm loomed up behind the hand. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

When he raised his sword, Jon went underneath it with a sweeping blow that crunched against the back of the other boy's leg and sent him staggering. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

If you did the wrong thing at the mort or the undoing, for instance, you were bent over the body of the dead beast and smacked with the flat side of a sword. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The dance, the sweet steel song, a sword in my hand and a foe before me. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Couldn’t you see who was casting it? Didn’t you see anyone? And it led you to the sword! I can’t believe this! Then what happened?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He twisted, and the strike that should’ve caught him direcdy in the spine was deflected off the end of his sword hilt. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

And now, by some lunatic theory, they throw on golden rings, old swords, and braided helmets. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

Looking Chronicler full in the face, the mercenary twisted his hand sharply and the sword broke with a sound like a shattered bell. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Sigurd could manipulate magic threads with his sword. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

He used it like a sword, smashing it mercilessly once, twice, thrice, into the Sparra King’s face. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

This was always followed by Collins’s Ode on the Passions, wherein I particularly venerated Mr. Wopsle as Revenge throwing his blood-stained sword in thunder down, and taking the War-denouncing trumpet with a withering look. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

He expects to meet Grant once he crosses over the Union lines, there to surrender his sword and be taken prisoner. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Please tell me, late rose, where will I find the sword?” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

They still used swords and wore funny clothes. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Jyck swung a fair enough sword, but Morrec scarcely counted,- he was part groom, part cook, part body servant, and no soldier. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Sir Mador got up and began doing some wild swipes at the enemy with his sword. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We all know what a big giant sword you have, I’m sure. No need for you to wave it in our faces yet again.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It made a few protesting shudders, as he pressed down with both hands on the pommel of the sword. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The plastic swords bent under her, but they provided some extra bulk to the knots in the cord, so at least she could keep a better grip. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Still, he told Rowan to bring a spare sword. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

He came back from Japan with his mustache thicker and bearing a sword that had been in the family for 300 years—a gift from Aunt Toyo. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

He swings his sword at the boys, slicing the air. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

He held his sword loathingly, and pushed the knight away. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He shuffled forward another foot and waved his arm again, the sword level with my neck. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I threw fists and feet at them, but they were so many, they pinned me to the earth while their leader drew his sword. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He reached for his sword, but this time it didn’t fly into his hands. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Cain and Renault bowed to the king, then to each other, and drew their swords. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

They ranged in age from sixteen to sixty and were carrying a motley collection of muskets and swords and pistols. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ain’t partial to swords—the time on the reverse is too long if you miscalculate your swing—but it’s better than a couple of rusty gardening blades. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

There hung a beautiful sword in a silver case. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

"With my lord's own sword, I will kill him. I swear it. I swear it. I swear it." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“She shall have the place of the mother I lost that last night in Troy. I swear it to you. And take this with you, my own sword. It will not fail you.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I bet that the whole world would want to visit Key West if there were sword fights.” Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was beginning to feel his paws numbed by the jarring blows of the hefty iron railing against the sword blade. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Just then, two Japanese soldiers who’d been hidden in a cave attacked them with hand grenades and a sword. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because he has a magic sword that glows with the light ofthe sun. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Daddy ... Percy can fight with a sword. He is good.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

With a turn of her arm she brought the sword into blocking position, her legs bracing for the impact as steel struck steel. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

After all, they were biting their thumbs and waving their wanna-be swords. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

We know what sword of Damocles hangs over his head—an electric razor for the military school crewcut Mundín would have to get. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

“You see! The Sparrow King owns a big sword!” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I grabbed the sword and used it to slay all three of the dragons. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“I have need of those swords. Dome will hire you.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The air had smelled of freshly baked bread, smoke, and damp clothes, and Meggie had watched a smith making a sword and had hidden behind Mo’s back from a woman in a witch’s costume. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

His knuckles were white on the hilt of his golden sword. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

My foil bends over the top of Alan’s sword and touches! Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Ned's men . had drawn their swords, but they were three against twenty. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Their swords pointed at the ogre, who glared at me, then turned his back and retreated into the dim interior. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

He pulls the sword out of its sheath and holds it in both hands. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Percy looked doubtful, but he touched the cap to the hilt of the sword. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

With these and Athena’s shield and Hermes’ sword Perseus was ready for the Gorgons. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’ve gotten to use the swords twice, and I'm passable with them, though I need a lot more practice. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

He cast his sword upon the table that stood before Elrond, and the blade was in two pieces. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

As if signaled by his laughter, two more swords appeared in midair. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She held her sword out straight above her head. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Lancelot put up his sword and went back from the knight, as if he were going back from his own soul. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I am the avenging sword of taste and decency,” Ignatius was shouting. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It is indeed. Asmodeus the snake lies dead. I slew him with this very weapon. It is the great sword of Martin the Warrior!” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

‘You don’t solve every problem with a sword or a fist, you big dolt! I can handle these Graecus scum!’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Kin fiddled with the magical sword’s cloth wrapping for several long seconds, saying nothing. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“My girl needs a better weapon than this woeful sword, something more befitting an Attendant. I was hoping we could have your leave to procure some proper weapons for her.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

"And hast been in the battle, clean contrary to your obedience. A boy to break a father's heart! At your age a rod to your breech were fitter than a sword in your fist, ha!" The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

"Because these child kings and drunken oafs can call other strong men, with other swords." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He slashed his sword through the fountain and the Iris-message dissolved, but the deed was done. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

He dropped his visor and slid out his sword. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He wore a painted bark apron that reached to his knees and a short sword at his hip. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“If it comes to swords, see where Hother’s banner flies and put Mors on the other end of the line.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

His broad sword was extended and moved from side to side. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

The captain rose and drummed the pommel of his sword before calling to a servant as Celaena walked into her bedroom. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I brought down the blade on the monsters enormous backside when out of nowhere another sword blocked my strike. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

"Oh, unhand your sword. One cry from me and Shagga will burst in and kill you. With an axe, not a wineskin." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I tried to swipe at him with my sword, but he wasn’t as injured as he looked. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

The tiger stood off, his snarling head writhing like a snake and all his claws extended, swiping at the sword. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Beside her was a plump little blond boy with a prancing stag sewn in pearls across the front of his doublet and a miniature sword at his belt. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He found Riptide in his pocket again, uncapped his sword, and lunged for the switchboard. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Where a blade should be on the sword, an outpouring of iridescent light appears instead, shimmering. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The goal of the sword is to give life, not to take it. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

He was insistent: “Oh please, Basil, you must tell me all you know. It was Methuselah’s life-work trying to find that sword. I must continue for his sake.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I hold out the sword and she takes it reverently. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Another Ares guy slammed me in the chest with the butt of his sword and I hit the dirt. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

"Uncle, why has my father called his swords and sails?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The second man-at-arms lunged, Brienne parried, and their swords danced and clanged against each other. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

If you wanted a fabulous sword, did you go to Domingo Montoya? The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I willed my sword to hit back and to go after the head that controlled the other swords. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hazel slashed her sword across the back of the giant’s calf. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

It seemed, like some weapon of morality, to be spurring me toward the Quarter, each plastic slap saving, “Take heart. Ignatius. Thou hast a terrible swift sword.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Christian was traveling to outer Pennsylvania to sell these weird daggers and swords he inherited from his grandfather to this collector.” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Just as the tip of one of the men's swords was about to touch him, Painter Chen jumped right into the painting! When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

He tried to picture himself driving a sword through her, and shuddered. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Johnny saw that he was mending the silver hilt of a British officer’s sword. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lee saw him stop before going back out into the night and put the sword back on. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I point the sword at him, the rusty tip only a few inches away from his nose, the blade dripping the poor girl’s lifeblood in the space between us. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

So we conversed, and grimly, at a distance, with my long sword between, guarding the blood, while the faint image of the lad spoke on. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He will give us food if we bring him what he wants: a grindstone, a rooster and a hen, copper, beads, fifty swords, several muskets, and workmen to build him an English-style house. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

His sword was still in his hand, and on his left arm, hanging by its thong, was Faramir’s staff. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Joffrey swung down from his mount, sword in hand. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

They took the gun, the shells, the sword, and the dynamite and put it all in the car trunk. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

But I didn’t think Spizz was going to just fall on his sword. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

"They are men, Robb, seasoned in battle. You were fighting with wooden swords less than a year past." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

They will give us food from their recent harvest in exchange for our copper, hatchets, swords, and muskets. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

He brought the sword up, twisting it in a wide arc, and said, “None of your heroes are here to save you now. You’ll die at the end of my sword this time.” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“You are a sword maker,” came the booming voice. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Meryl Lee,” I said, “there lies more peril in thine eye than twenty of their swords. Look thou but sweet.” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

The sword hummed from the top of my parents' dresser, where I'd put it. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

After his death he was placed in heaven as a constellation, which shows him with a girdle, sword, club and lion’s skin. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

His hand left the bridle and gripped the hilt of his sword, and with a red flash he drew it. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Next you are going to ask me where to find the great sword of the warrior mouse.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

But somehow he had found his way here from the shore, and along the way he’d picked up a sword and shield. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Eros raised his sword, but instead of stabbing Mark Antony, he stabbed himself. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

“I could get a better price for my old stockings. Every old man in America drags his rusty sword around and claims he ran it through a hundred British. It’s a piece of junk.” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then my shouts died on my lips, fori saw my brother waving a sword. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Let the Bible, my grandmother says, become your sword and your shield. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

“You’ll make a fine sight—a little girl carrying a sword.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

A moment later, Helene kneels, offering her sword, repeating the vow, her voice singing out across the field as clearly as a bell at dawn. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

He wears a leather coat with a sword stuck in the back of it; he regularly just walks around with this thing. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

"I killed a man at twelve. You can be sure it was not with a blunt sword." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

‘He may have had nothing to do with the real mischief. The big fellow with the sharp sword doesn’t seem to have thought him worth much anyhow — just left him lying: regular elvish trick.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

There had been a fight The Queen’s knights had defended her as best they could with swords and falchions, until they were all wounded, six of them seriously. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

From the scabbard at his side he drew forth a mighty sword. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Unable to leave my sky- sword to work itself, I would be watching the swords move like puppets when the genie yanked my hair back and held a dagger against my throat. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fflewddur suddenly gave a great shout and waved his sword excitedly. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

“If they do not slay us with their swords, they will do so with their mouths. Pray, how does the lord commander propose to feed Tormund and his thousands?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He held a stone sword between his hands, its handle resting upon his chest. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Mr. Armin tossed a short sword to me. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Annabeth cut down Hasdrubal the Carthaginian, and Jason made the mistake of sheathing his sword. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“Professor Black,” said Hermione, “couldn’t you just tell us, please, when was the last time the sword was taken out of its case? Before Ginny took it out, I mean?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Without a word, I drew my sharpened sword and in one bound held it against her throat. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Six guards appeared in the doorway behind them, joining the dozens already in the chamber, swords at the ready. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

With the shrew on one paw and the sword in the other, Matthias looked wildly about. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The humans began to dive at the rats, wielding swords. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Heroes and warriors came in suits of armor, riding brave horses and bearing swords and arrows. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

And Gandalf, too, was now riding on his tall grey horse, all clad in white with a great mantle of blue and silver over all, and the long sword Glamdring at his side. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

The victor was the red priest, Thoros of Myr, a madman who shaved his head and fought with a flaming sword. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

At the same time Agravaine put out his own white hand, with fat fingers, to the Mt of his sword. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hazel’s fingers twitched at the hilt of her sword. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He took the sword back from her and inspected it more closely. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

They came on, and then they were swirling by, an officer wearing a sword in the lead, followed by the ordinary soldiers. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

"So they do, but every northerner is worth ten of these southron swords, so you can sleep easy." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Dobrynya limped up, holding his side with one hand and his broken sword with the other. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

The prongs of each forklift had been sharpened into oversized sword blades. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Other fairies joined her, using gleaming swords to sever the black material. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

"Pypar is his real name. The small boy with the large ears. He saw me working with Grenn and asked for help. Thome had never even shown him the proper way to grip a sword." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Nergal's eyes fell on the sword, and he scowled. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

If these two busted out the magic swords, things could get ugly. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I landed next to them—sword in hand, within striking distance of the monsters heart. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Here we had found the greatest hero of all time, and he'd decided to hang up his sword belt. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

He had been a knight too, trained with the sword and sworn to defend the weak. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Captain Smith does not trade away a single sword or musket. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Then he set the sword on the mounting board. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Archer unstrapped his holster and was undoing the buckle on his sword sheath when the Arbitrator stopped him. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“Be easy, your Holiness. The swords are not for fighting with at afi.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some of the light seemed to go out of the world when Stannis slid his sword back into its scabbard. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

His eyes fell on the long sword at the stranger’s belt. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

“Did you just say this sword was stuck in a stone?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Planting his feet wide apart he hefted the great sword in both paws. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The first thing that went through my head was that the sword hadn’t hurt her. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

At last, very slowly, the young king drew out his sword, with his left hand—a sign of truce—and dropped it, as if casually, in front of Hrothgar’s horse. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

A sword with an emerald hilt glittered temptingly. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

And Arya never beat me playing swords, the way that girl is beating him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“You don’t see a sword,” I told the girl. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

The icy sword of the square-toed one had cut off his breath and left his hands in a pose of agonizing protest. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

He made wonderful swords, and noblemen bragged to each other when they owned an original Yeste. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

The alchemist’s hand rested—casually—on the hilt of his sword, but there was nothing casual in the malice that burned in his gaze. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

In their white faces burned keen and merciless eyes; under their mantles were long grey robes; upon their grey hairs were helms of silver; in their haggard hands were swords of steel. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He laid his hand on the pommel of his sword then, and went on in the solemn voice of Robb the Lord. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The tip of a golden sword jutted through the front of Jason’s shirt, just below his ribcage. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The way his shoulders caved in just slightly, and the way he looked at the sword, and the way his voice sped up when he said it... Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

What remained of them was strewn about the road: shattered armor, ripped clothing, swords and spears broken in half. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Van Eck’s guards were facing him, all with guns and swords drawn. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The bronze sword expanded, gleaming in the darkness, and the evil voice seemed to falter, just for a moment, before resuming its chant. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Wish I could. They all think I should be a sword fighter because I’m big and bulky.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

In épée, you score a point by compressing the tip of the blade of the sword anywhere on your opponent’s body, from the head to the toes. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

A yank, and the blood- rider stumbled backward, losing his feet and his sword. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Zombies pour out of doorways and the agents keep slicing them to dust with burning swords. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Before I was fully awake, I had Nico pinned to the floor of the cell with the edge of my sword at his throat. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Shrieking, the rider dropped his sword and grappled the air. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

He was still watching the horses, his hand tight on his sword hilt, but he was smart enough to follow Annabeth’s lead. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“I saw him, Sam, he was going to stick his sword into Father. You have to go down, Sam, you have to.” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He dropped the bow and drew his sword. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Verin gave her a snakelike smile, and Cain clapped him on the back as he entered the chalk-etched circle, drawing his sword. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“Get up and fight. Look, I will take my armour off and fight you with my sword only.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stood out front, with sword and helm. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

He said, “It is swords I need from them, not kisses.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Two swords, some fancy footwork, and a clear winner. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grishnákh flung himself on the ground flat, dragging the hobbits under him; then he drew his sword. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Their backs were to the swords and spears of the Riders, and their faces to the valley. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

But as the messengers walk away, he says in English, “Except the guns and swords. I will throw in some extra gifts instead.” Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

He drew a sword, a slender bravo’s blade with a jeweled hilt. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I stood on a bench and held on to a long stick as my sword. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I stopped at my locker long enough to drop off my textbooks and grab my flashlight, sword, shield, and armor. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Here a man dressed as General Washington in hay-filled wig brandished a rusty sword. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

He slashed his sword in an arc and disappeared in a ripple of darkness. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

They will make a statue of him, a stone likeness that will sit in the dark with a direwolf at his feet and a sword across his knees. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

But I didn’t dare stop to rest; all I could see in front of me was that Rebel officer pushing a sword through Father’s stomach. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I remember his wooden swords with the orange blood, his comic book collection. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He held it in front of him with both hands, like a sword, fully illuminating his face. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“What do you know about robots? Electric swords?” Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

They had been joined by some sailors who were whooping and hollering gleefully as they slashed with their swords and fired their guns. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

In a fury he hewed at them with his sword, but the thread that he struck did not break. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“I’m kind of stuck,” said Miguel, fending off a fiery dragon with his virtual sword swishes. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

Without Bronn she would never have reached the Vale, she knew; the sellsword was as fierce a fighter as she had ever seen, and his sword had helped cut them through to safety. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I think fast, swat his sword with my blade, knock his off of its course toward my chest. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

He stalked over toward the wastebasket, holding the broom handle out like a sword. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

The sword gleamed silvery grey in the dawn light, almost new. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I raised the sword to its resting place. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

In feudal times an ineptness with sword and spear headed a young man for the church: in the Hamilton family Joe’s inability properly to function at farm and forge headed him for a higher education. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

But my old professor had made a profound decision, one he began to construct the day he came out of the doctor’s office with a sword hanging over his head. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hope you didn’t take pictures of that, kids walking around with swords in front of the mosque. That’s all we need, more images of violent Muslims.’ Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry; I meant nothing, I didn’t; look,” and the Prince dropped his sword a second time. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

"Look at that sword Lumpyhead's got there," Lommy said one morning as they made their plodding way past orchards and wheat fields. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I pressed a button on Leopardon’s control panel, and my giant robot drew its gleaming sword. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Mr. Muhammad’s two- edged sword was his teachings, which cut back and forth to free the black man’s mind from the white man. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

He drew Hazel’s sword and used it to pry up some cobblestones, unearthing a big tangle of spiky roots. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

‘What did I tell you, Mr. Pippin?’ said Sam, sheathing his sword. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“The sword that lies inside it is a fake. This is the real one.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I thought the thing in her hands was an umbrella until she cranked the pump and the shotgun blast blew the giant twenty feet backward, right into Nico’s sword. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

And because of that, Michael Varus’s sword meant nothing. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

This particular magic sword could only be used by an avatar who was tenth level or higher. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

They fight with coins instead of swords, he used to say. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Patricia? Grab the sword and keep an eye on the kids.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

I clutched my sword more tightly, still anticipating an attack. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

In their hands were swords of pale fire. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Moved by such devotion and such courage, Mark Antony picked up the sword and plunged it into his stomach. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t exactly a morale booster, but before I could say anything, Kronos raised his sword. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

He drew the sword, a flicker of blue in his wavering hand, but they did not see it. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He has several of these wooden guns, and daggers and swords also, with blood colored onto the blades with red pencils. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Caggo Corpsekiller the men were calling him now, though not to his face; he was quick to anger, and that curved black sword of his was as nasty as its owner. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He put a hand on the hilt of his sword, and Nehemia’s guards stepped closer to him. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He took hold of it again and pulled with all his might The music played more strongly, and the tight all about the churchyard glowed like amethysts; but the sword still stuck. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Weasley had appeared, holding a long poker like a sword. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

On the beach Captain Smith demonstrates to me how to clean the sword with a rag and sand—he says this sand is fine enough to do the job. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

"That he's to take fifty of his best swords and scout the roseroad." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

‘The guy who got run through with a sword wants to check on me? How are you feeling?’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Taran scrambled to his feet and struck blindly with his sword. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

“True,” he said quietly, “I have held a sword once or twice in my day.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

There were demigod provisions, tod— bronze javelin tips, a quiver full of arrows, an extra sword, and a box of ambrosia. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Matthias saw that all the tiny thorns on the rose stems resembled small swords. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Dorian swung his sword, grunting as Chaol easily deflected the blow and parried. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The first line had been transformed into a confusion of separate struggles, The three tangled ships loomed ahead, turning, their decks a red chaos as men hacked at each other with sword and axe. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know. How about a sword fight?” Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had the poise of a sword fighter—relaxed yet vigilant, as if ready to spring into action at any moment. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Ah, I cut my fingers many times learning to clean a sword. Let me see it,” he says. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

The nobleman replaced his sword, remounted, rode on. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed as if the only hope was not to act at all, to draw no swords for anything, to hold oneself still, like a pebble not thrown. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Do I need to get my sword and take someone down?” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“You’ll see. Capture the flag is Friday night. Do you have your own sword and shield?” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

They wore bows and arrows slung across their backs and short, sharp swords sheathed at their belts. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

He shook his head again, gripping the hilt of his sword so tight his knuckles turned white. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The swords and knives of the defenders shone and flickered. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

His sword helped taint the throne you sit on, Ned thought, hut he did not permit the words to pass his lips. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Her fingers were surprisingly calloused—in all the spots where the hilt of a sword or dagger might rest. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

My armor appeared on my body, my shield appeared in a sling on my back, and my sword appeared in its scabbard, hanging at my side. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Seeing that Harry and Ron looked thoroughly confused, Hermione hurried on, “Look, if I picked up a sword right now, Ron, and ran you through with it, I wouldn’t damage your soul at all.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Then the far door of the chamber was flung open and one of the king's guards stepped into the room, a cup of ale in one hand and a sword at his side. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The mercenary looked at the point of the sword where it swayed unsteadily in front of his chest. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Armistead turned, called his aides, took off the old black felt and put it on the tip of his sword and raised it high in the air. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Steel whispered against leather as he drew his sword. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“I desire to have made for me the greatest sword since Excalibur.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

To either side of the rifle and sword were posters that showed Marines standing tall in their full dress uniform. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then tottering, struggling up, with her last strength she drove her sword between crown and mantle, as the great shoulders bowed before her. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Then I thought about Mr. Brunner . . . and the sword he had thrown me. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

I touched the pen cap to the sword tip and instandy Riptide shrank to a ballpoint pen again. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Tut,” said Dallben, “there are worse things. Do you set yourself to be a glorious hero? Do you believe it is all flashing swords and galloping about on horses? As for being glorious...” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

At dose hand, the bril-liant blue armor looked rather less splendid; everywhere it showed scars, the dents of mace and warhammer, the long gouges left by swords, chips in the enameled breastplate and helm. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

It was agreed that the white mare would carry the weapons taken from Spiral Castle—except the sword Dyrnwyn, of which Eilonwy had appointed herself guardian. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

“But it’s a magic sword, and only magic can repair magic. So he wanted me to fix it.” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

On it he hung a short sword in a battered black-leather scabbard. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He took a tentative step toward me, then paused, holding his sword out and shaking it. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

In midair he willed his blade to extend into a javelin - a trick he’d never tried with this sword - but somehow he knew it would work. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Knees bent, swords outstretched, a seemingly natural extension of the arm, point at an invisible foe. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

His hand strayed to the hilt of his small sword. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

His brother, face scrunched up with concentration, swinging a golden plastic sword. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Her son was dressed in boiled leather and ringmail, she saw, and a sword hung at his waist. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She had to shoulder through while the septon called upon the Smith to lend strength to Joffrey's sword and shield, the Warrior to give him courage, the Father to defend him in his need. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She wore the same expression she’d worn in the woods at camp, the moment she drew her sword against the hellhound. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Behind the dwarf walked Frodo, and he had drawn the short sword, Sting. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The sword whistled, one rider gave a choking cry. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

“Way to go, Zhang. Now you can order Octavian to fall on his sword.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He handed it to Anya, and she unwrapped the cloth to reveal a shining sword beneath. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“Yes! I have made two thousand seven hundred and forty-one magic swords,” Tyson said proudly, showing me the newest blade. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

We cheered and shook our swords and followed her down the path to the south woods. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“I will not say that you are welcome. Nor will I deny that I have hoped that you might come. You are here for my sword”. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He sat back in his leather aviator jacket, his black T-shirt and jeans, that wicked silver skull ring on his finger, and the Stygian sword at his side. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“Dome is fifty thousand spears and swords, pledged to our queen’s service.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

A moment later, his sword and pouch are gone, she’s losing herself in the crowd, and I can almost believe it didn’t happen. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“So I see. Welcome, little friend! Is that the sword you told me of?” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Theo had found a new pirate sword—an enormous stick, almost as big as he was. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

Oh, for an army, terrible with banners and swords! Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

Surely the sword must be somewhere close by? Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Nico drew his sword—three feet of wicked sharp Stygian iron, black as a nightmare. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

I glanced around once more to make sure no one was watching me; then, clutching my sword in my other hand, I entered the Tomb of Horrors. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

If she had had a real sword with a murderous point, he would have been quite unharmed. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Ah, young sir, the Szekelys—and the Dracula as their heart’s blood, their brains, and their swords—can boast a record that mushroom growths like the Hapsburgs and the Romanoffs can never reach. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

"It is not your sword I want, ser," she told him. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

And when she refused him, full of dread, He took up his sword, and smote off her head — But there was the miracle! Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

Kronos pushed against her, trying to dislodge his blade, but she held him in check, her arms trembling as he forced his sword down toward her neck. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Next to a giant red cross was a small wooden table and on it were a folded Confederate flag, a Bible, a glass bottle, and an unsheathed sword. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

He looked us over, prodding my shirt with the tip of his sword, poking Grover’s jeans. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Fine, that was a cheap shot,” he admitted, bringing his sword up to deflect another blow. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Longclaw was not so long or heavy a sword as his father's Ice, but it was Valyrian steel all the same. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Against Gaia, a sword would do no good. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I’m the new sword instructor, by the way. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

They walked past the faded banners, broken shields, and rusted swords of a hundred ancient victories, and a score of wooden figures, cracked and worm-riddled, that could only have adorned the prows of ships. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It shimmered, growing longer and heavier until I held the bronze sword Anaklusmos in my hands. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

The third boy, Haku, attacked with a sword, but Archer had the spear now. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

They hadn’t searched her, which meant thankfully they hadn’t taken Frank’s firewood from her coat pocket, but her sword was gone. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Coming out of the woods was a glistening amber insect, tenfeetiong, with jagged pincers, an armored tail, and a stinger as long as my sword. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

I was about to reach for my sword when I realized I was still holding the Copper Key in my hand. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“You’re a peasant and a fool and I want my sword.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

One hit Kronos in the face, arcing down his body and up his sword. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

He saw Bronn unhorsed, fighting with a sword in each hand. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

When he slashed at Akhlys, the sword just floated across her like a gentle breeze. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The willow pulled his sword from him and knocked him back, picking him up by his ankles a moment later and hanging him upside down. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Cain growled as he swung his sword, making to behead her. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He had to use arms for this exercise which weighed twice as much as the ordinary sword and shield. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He has no shield, Jon reminded himself, and that monster sword’s too cumbersome for parries. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

That wasn’t a shank, that was a sword. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She clenched her jaw as Cain and Grave flew across the sparring ring, swords clanging. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“You fool! One arrow is no better than one sword.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Oh they looked tough—unshaven and dirty, wearing swords and pistols, and muskets tucked in behind their saddles. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stricken with grief, Rostam hears his son’s dying words: If thou art indeed my father, then hast thou stained thy sword in the life-blood of thy son. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t wait to get to the point where I looked like those kids and I could wield my sword with such precision. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Then he was retreating, the sword held high, jade-green flames swirling around cherry-red steel. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Rowan unsheathed his sword and stalked forward, feeling the hunger, living in the moment, just as Goddard had said, and allowing himself to feel that hunger was freeing in a way Rowan couldn’t describe. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

The man laughed, and as he stepped around the desk I saw he wore a long knife in addition to his sword. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“What do you intend to do, run me through with that sword and leave my wife and child to fend for themselves?” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t you look at me like that,” he warned, and his hand drifted back toward his sword. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

It is an unlucky time for travelers and for the sick; children are not given their true name during the Fallows, and no Deeds are sung, nor swords nor edge-tools sharpened, nor oaths sworn. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

The campers drew swords and advanced toward the center of the battle. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I tried to swing my sword again, but he was just out of reach. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Matthias’s main concern was to get safely away with the sword. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

"I will also give you twenty good swords from my own household guard, to serve with the Watch until the crowds have left." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

At once the king’s soldiers fell upon them, their swords smashing the men’s wooden staves like twigs. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

In the middle of this noise, after a long time, he saw Kay and gave him the sword. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every now and then over the years Methuselah had searched through Redwall for Martin and his sword. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

He was aware of Percy standing over him, swinging his sword and yelling in defiance as the ghosts closed in. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

There sat other guards, with drawn swords laid upon their knees. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“Poetry’s trash, mere clouds of words, comfort to the hopeless. But this is no cloud, no syllabled phantom that stands here shaking its sword at you.” Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she managed to sleep, her dreams were haunted by ancient battles, by swords with eyes, by Wyrdmarks that swirled around her head and blinded her with their bright colors. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

While he polished swords, he remembered Juno, warning them to unleash Death. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Her drakon-bone sword scythed down any suitors stupid enough to face her. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Alone, with sword in hand, he ran from house to house, smashing down doors, racing up stairs, leaping from roof to roof, as his ears rang to the sound of distant bells. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Leaning against the back of the sofa was an enormous sword. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

He walked toward the tiger with one hand—his sword hand—held out. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Quickly they searched the bodies of the Orcs, gathering their swords and cloven helms and shields into a heap. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Percy slashed at it with his sword, but the gryphon veered out of reach. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

In my right hand was a toy plastic sword, and in my left was a large glass egg. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Tiny versions of her guns and sword were included. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

In another’s hands I saw the shimmering glint of a sword. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

A harsh war horn sounded, and as the dead soldiers formed up ranks with their guns and swords and spears, an enormous chariot roared down Fifth Avenue. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Like a sword in sharpness but five times the length of any sword, the point of the dragon's tail arched up scorpion-wise over his mailed back, above the tower. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

She leapt over a ridge of black teeth as tall as swords, dashed through hungry jaws, and threw herself against the door. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He slashed his sword through the smoke, tearing the image to shreds. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Finally, the man raised his sword hand, and the folds of his cloak fell to conceal the blade. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

"The pup says nothing about a reward. Only that you speak for him, and I am to listen, and give him my sails and swords, and in return he will give me a crown." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I grab the magnet rake, lying there like a sword. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Jon reached back for his sword, but one of them grabbed his arm and twisted it behind his back. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Ares came toward me, his black leather duster trailing behind him, his sword glinting like fire in the sunrise. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“All right. Your name before mine. You are the greatest sword maker, you deserve to come first.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

The last red cloak shouted a curse and charged, hacking down with both hands on his sword. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

"May the Drowned God bless our swords," the priest said. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Where did you find this sword?” she repeated, brandishing it in his face. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Across the room, the Prince held the sword high. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

He took from the box a small sword in an old shabby leathern scabbard. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The dress sword clanked against the poker and the shovel as Matt came to the aid of his brother. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cain drew his sword, a crooked grin on his face as he crouched in a defensive stance in the center of the ring. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Before them stood two Brazen Beasts, armed with cudgels, spears, and short swords. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It was ‘inevitable’ that the sword decide.—Except that it didn’t. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

When he returned to purchase the sword, he merely looked at it a moment. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

She, too, had a concealed sword, but even without a visible weapon she looked deadly. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“What’s that supposed to mean? Of course I’m mortal! How did you get that sword past security?” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

The moment our swords connected, Luke hit my hilt and sent my weapon skidding across the floor. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

A yellow fairy produced a crystal sword from the soil of a flowerbed. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

He looked at his sword blade and sighed. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Hoisting the groaning goblin, who still clung to the sword, over one shoulder, Harry seized Dobby’s hand and spun on the spot to Disapparate. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

She lifted her sword and went into the dense cloud of dust after Nergal. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Arya thrust her wooden sword through her belt and began to climb, leaping from cask to cask until she could reach the window. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Now,” he shouted and straightened quickly, raising the sword over his head to throw it. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grave entered the ring and drew his sword. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Once in the palace the brother and his friend could trust to their own swords and the complete surprise of their attack. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sword was old, spotted with rust, and its blade was chipped. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

The sound of my ribs snapping like the tree branches Hassan and I used to break to sword fight like Sinbad in those old movies. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

"And if the great of Qarth would give me gifts, Xaro, let them give me ships and swords to win back what is rightfully mine." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

On one side of the young mouse the gifts from Squire Julian Gingivere, Captain Snow and the shrews were piled high; on the other was his sword, reflecting the rays of the afternoon sun. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“That’s with swords, isn’t it? Rain would never teach me anything that uses weapons.” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

They watched in astonishment as the little knight tugged his sword out of its scabbard and began brandishing it violently, hopping up and down in rage. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

He cast aside his cloak and a white light shone forth like a sword in that black place. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Clutching his hairpin sword, Sir Will let go of the giant’s hand and stepped across the lawn to continue his adventure. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

"Any bruises they take in the practice yard must come from truebom swords." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Dodds lashed her whip around my sword hand while the Furies on the either side lunged at me. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

He gazed for a long time, and then he stood up erect, holding his staff in his two hands as a warrior holds his long sword. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

The Magnar of Thenn stood waiting by the fire, clad as if for battle, in fur and leather and bronze scales, a bronze sword at his hip. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The swords opened and closed, scissoring madly, metal zinging along metal. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chronicler sucked in a breath and jerked the sword away as the man’s hand ran along the edge of the blade, drawing blood. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He raised his sword, but got smacked in the face with another boxing glove arrow, and sat down hard in a deck chair. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

That night, I dreamed the salt statues came to life and set on our captors with their swords, but every one of the statues had the face of the dead man. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

I capped my sword, stuck the ballpoint pen in my pocket. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Then the other vampire bit his sword arm, and Riptide clattered to the ground. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I quickly scan the pile on my side and find maces, swords, bows and arrows, tridents, knives, spears, axes, metallic objects I have no name for...and nothing else. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

It would waste precious seconds to grab the weapon and load it—seconds when she could take their swords, cut their throats, and vanish into the gardens. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The light was silver, the silver was armor, an armored woman with a sword. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

The clawed hands still grasped the jeweled hilt of a sword, as if ready to unsheathe it. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Quentyn had trained with spear and sword and shield since he was old enough to walk, but that meant nothing now. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It was like a circus and a carnival mixed together, except with no animals and no rides, though you could definitely buy light-up swords and cotton candy. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“No. Sir Lancelot stood back and leaned on his sword. Gawaine begged him to kill him. He was more furious than ever and called out: ‘Why do you stop? The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

But then I go too far and imagine myself in that dress, sword at my hip, transformed, a true member of the Court, a knight in the Circle of Falcons. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The sun sparkled off the tip of the sword he held aloft. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

In one hand, he held his sword, and in the other, the head of the Bashe snake. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

I swatted it away with my hand and uncapped my sword. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

I am suddenly certain that if we went into the other room, Balekin would find Madoc’s sword buried in his chest. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Telemakhos, clear-eyed as a god, awoke, put on his shirt and belted on his sword, bound rawhide sandals under his smooth feet, and took his bronze-shod lance. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I raised the stick behind me like a bat, pulling it up and over like a sword. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

I heard that woman’s voice again: Percy, take the sword. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

If that was the price of a magic sword, it was more than he cared to pay. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

As it turned out, her sword was more in demand. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Davos grayed his sword in both hands and drove it up point first into the man's belly. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

They mounted their scooters and took plastic swords and jousted on the driveway. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Arya tapped her wooden sword against the side of her boot. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

But a sword rang, and a demon fell. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

As he passed, his sailors pressed themselves against the rails then closed behind him like waves in a wake, the clicking and scraping of six-shooters and swords rattling at his heels. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

And while it was obviously a sword, it was not a familiar shape. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

"They have swords too, big longswords, and they showed me how to kill people who bother me." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Even a sword without a hilt is better than an empty hand when foes are all around you. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She was holding two swords—long bronze scimitars that glowed with a weird greenish aura, boiling wisps of vapor that smelled sour and hot even across the yard. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Every time he struck, Archer flinched, gripping his sword tighter and tighter and tighter. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

He ordered more security to come after me, but I swung my poster around like a sword to ward them off. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Now Jody marched seemingly alone, with high-lifted knees and pounding feet; but behind him there was a phantom army with great flags and swords, silent but deadly. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

After riding Sunshine, a group of us played at Civil War games, enacting the battles of Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, skirmishing with wooden swords and firing log cannons. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Eilonwy was more interested in the sword she had taken from the barrow. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Hazel’s cavalry sword was wrapped in a bedroll slung on her back. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

He ran the sword, which was about as deadly as a laser pointer, through Frank’s chest a few times. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

She threw her wreath with such force it knocked Percy’s sword from his grip. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“Use it only for emergencies,” Chiron said, “and only against monsters. No hero should harm mortals unless absolutely necessary, of course, but this sword wouldn’t harm them in any case.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

There was the sound of a meaty smack and he fell face forward across my legs, Father’s sword in his back. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

And there was the arsenal of course: guns, pistols, shotguns, slingshots, knives, and swords, It’s no wonder kids grow up to be killers with all that rehearsal. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

She trudged off toward the court, where the Ares camper and the Hunter were trying to kill each other with a sword and a basketball. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

The edge of his sword was tinged with red. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

They were armored with bronze helmets and greaves and breastplates of heavy leather and shields of wood and bronze, and armed with swords and the long Kargish lance. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

In fellowship Odysseus gave a lance and a sharp sword. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He clears his throat a little awkwardly and holds the silver sword out to me. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He carried no gun, but there was a sword in his hand that Hashed in the steel-gray light. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

Then she gestured with her sword toward the edge of the crater. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

My sword was a metallic blur in my hands. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Child; sweet child. I have a knife. I have my sword. I did not come across the world to lose you now.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Even the glow of her sword was snuffed out. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

She caught his sword on the broad side with the staff, avoiding the sharp edges, and leapt back as she heard the wood groan. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“The watcher on the walls. The sword in the darkness.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Has this sword with this inscription been pulled out?” inquired Sir Ector. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The light flowed across the bar, scattered a thousand tiny rainbow beginnings from the colored bottles, and climbed the wall toward the sword, as if searching for one final beginning. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Eight or nine men dressed as hunters, armed with swords, staves, and spears, emerged from the side gates and began prowling through the greenery, as if searching for game. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

And wherever you looked you could see people tightening girths, putting on helmets, drawing swords, and throwing cloaks to the ground. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

He pressed the tip of his golden sword against Percy’s sternum. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“I thought you said monsters don’t care about mortals. That sword of yours—” “Yeah,” I said. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Ah, that reminds me. I have something for you. Several times on the journey you made mention of your lack of a sword. The council asks me to present you with this.” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

By the 1700s, guns had replaced swords as the main weapon favoring European invaders over Native Americans and other native peoples. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Good. Thanks to Mr. Ellison, we have swords.” Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Mr. Toot Withers took his place, riding a high-stepping white stallion, and waving a sword in one hand and a big Confederate flag in the other. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

He had gotten bolder again now that he had a sword on his belt, even though it was just a shortsword and he handled it like a cleaver. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

We both know what I am good at, what I am—I just chased my sister around the downstairs with a sword. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The men had been put to the sword, all but a handful that Theon had allowed to flee to bring the word to Torrhen's Square. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

What was I doing dressed in soldier's garb, with an oversized sword dragging the floor at my side? The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Kin’s fingers struggled in the air, and whenever he would grab hold of a thread, Sigurd would swing his sword at Kin with a snarl. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Something about getting chased by a large dragon lady with poison swords made it real hard to relax. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

And swimming through the streets, hanging out in the courtyards, practicing combat with tridents and swords in the arena were dozens of mermen and mermaids—honest-to-goodness fish-people. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The two swords flashed from the sheath as one. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The snakes and the sword are bits of broken symbolism left over from the time before. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Try as he would, Cluny could not evade the grim avenger with the sword. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Twenty thousand swords and spears had gone off to war with Robb, or near enough to make no matter, but only two in ten were coming back, and most of those were Dreadfort men. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

When the chair was a pile of firewood and the sword dull, I fell to my knees by the side of my grandfather’s body. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the swords they carried, it was clear they were her guards. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

I swung the sword and gashed the thief’s shoulder. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

And there he stood with sword in hand, the last of Darry’s ten .. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Fear cuts deeper than swords, the quiet voice inside her whispered. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

And that was the way of life before the six-fingered sword. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

He put the hat up again, the sword point on a new place, started screaming, follow me, follow me, and began the long last walk toward the ridge. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

In those days he could run down stairs, get on and off his pony by himself, and wield a wooden sword good enough to knock Prince Tommen in the dirt. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The two huge machines faced each other, with their tall metal booms stretched out at an angle, like two medieval horsemen with their long swords tipped forward. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

But with the words still on his lips, the sword was thrust into the lad’s breast. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

The coats of mail, the helmets, the lances, pikes, bows and arrows were being put in order, and the great two-handed sword hung on the wall. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

This threw Valerian into such a rage that he cracked me in the back of the head with his wooden practice sword. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He took another step and pointed the sword directly at the tiger’s face. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Wyl cursed as they pulled him off his dying horse, swords slashing in the rain. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The scythe went to the blade wall, which had everything from swords to switchblades. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“It’s the weather vane arm that points north! That’s where the sword must be!” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Upon landing, Columbus was to thrust his sword into the ground and claim the New World for Spain, while his men assumed positions that mimicked those depicted on a two-cent postage stamp commemorating Columbus’s discovery. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Perdita came in behind Shed, taking off his ear with one stroke of her sword. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

My brother unsheathed his sword and went after them, while I dismounted to protect the girl. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“There is little honor in a fight with such a creature. I’d rather face a thousand honest men with swords than one of those deceitful witches with unnatural powers.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Behind her stood her brothers—two young men with purple-feathered wings, stark white hair, and jagged swords of Celestial bronze. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

And so at length Éomer and Aragorn met in the midst of the battle, and they leaned on their swords and looked on one another and were glad. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

He was waving his pirate sword—a spindly stick from the cherry tree. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

“It is a fine sword. If you wish me to bring you Gerd, this sword will be my wages.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

“With Cersei? More fool you. All my sister requires is my head, and you have a fine sharp sword. Why not end this farce now and spare us both?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Shoto took the sword and drew its ornate blade a few inches from the scabbard. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He was dead before his sword hit the floor. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

With a sword in his right hand and a torch in his left, he drove the creature backwards. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

In their hands were tall spears of ash, painted shields were slung at their backs, long swords were at their belts, their burnished shirts of mail hung down upon their knees. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“Griphook here told me, he heard about it from Bill Weasley who works for the bank. One of the kids who tried to take the sword was Bill’s younger sister.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He drew his sword and tightened his belt. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

A naked sword hung down her back, one of the last to bear Mikken's mark. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Percy wanted to draw his sword and give the giant a haircut starting at the neck, but he was powerless to act. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“I saw your f—” He stopped as the figure sprang quickly to its feet, a sword held with both hands. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Gerris Drinkwater was standing over them with sword in hand, but he had dropped the blade the moment the locusts had appeared. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I fasten the belt around my waist and pull the sword out of its sheath. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Some tried to get under his guard with their swords, but Frank felt unstoppable. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

He slashed at the spartoi, but his sword passed harmlessly through them. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Without thinking, I swung my sword behind me and managed to jab the thing in her beady yellow eye. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Though two of Morgant’s warriors stood by it with drawn swords, Taran could not shake off the sense of fear and foreboding that hung like a dark mist about the cauldron. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

A strange sense of excitement thrilled him, different from what he had felt when Dallben had presented him with the sword. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

“How can you talk like that? Your words will fly up to heaven and call down the Angel of Death, Lilith’s bridegroom, with his poisoned sword.” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It takes a long time to learn to use a sword properly, Samuel. Go pick it up.” Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

“And these last fifty thousand hours? These have been spent studying the sword?” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

The good news was, Mr. Blake's garden was empty of Mr. Blake and the far side had monkey puzzle trees and sword plants. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Armistead raised his sword, saw that the sword had gone through the hat and the hat was now down near his hand. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I lugged him along, holding my sword in front of me. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

I am out of breath, sweating, our swords clanging, ringing out. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

He’d just given her a small, taunting smile and picked up his practice sword. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“There are rumors,” the nobleman said, “that deep in the hills behind Toledo lives a genius. The greatest sword maker in all the world.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

He dropped the tip of his sword and smiled with perfect ivory teeth. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Assembled, each gaff was about five feet long and felt as light and sturdy as a sword. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

A little apart the Rangers sat, silent, in an ordered company, armed with spear and bow and sword. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

As it did so, a sudden, fleeting image came to the boy: an army, with its swords at the ready, riding into the oasis. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

If she could move her right arm just a few inches, she could throw him off balance and grab his sword…The shackles dug into her stomach, and fizzing, boiling rage turned her face scarlet. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Well, they didn’t understand our words, but they understood our swords well enough. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

If he must perish, let it be with a sword in his hand, fighting his father's killers. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

‘Come!’ he cried, and drew his sword, and it flashed in the twilit hall of the Burg. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

She held Needle in her left hand, her sword hand, the candle in her right fist. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He thrust his sword in the sky and thunder shook the valley. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“Coach, first of all, you made me lose my sword.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Aru had no idea whether the sword was the right choice. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“You stabbed me through the chest with your sword.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

As they ran past one of the black trees, he slashed his sword across the trunk. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

There was Afrasiyab riding his horse, sword drawn, leading his army. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

In a banzai attack, every Japanese soldier would leave his post and come running at you with a gun or a sword or even just his bare hands. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

From experience, they knew that for the next two hours Mr. Muhammad would wield his two-edged sword of truth. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The points of their swords hovered a few inches from Leo’s face. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

With a single sweep of his sword he cut through her neck and, his eyes still fixed on the shield with never a glance at her, he swooped low enough to seize the head. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t believe it for a minute,” Inigo said, and, holding his sword at the ready, he took the first step down. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I jumped over the double walls and landed with swords drawn and knees bent, ready to spring. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hesitant, he shook his head again, and he thought he had never been so aware of anything as he was aware of Thyon’s hand on the hilt of his sword. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

So he made more swords and he grew fatter and the years went by. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

He leaned against a table, a hand still on his sword. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Guards drew their swords and surrounded the king. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I roll onto my back outside the tent to find a knight standing above me, her sword drawn. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Arya squirmed through the press, ducking between the legs of horses and clutching tight to her sword stick. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

How could a mere mouse take the sword from this adder that Dunwing had described? Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I swing my sword toward her side in a shining arc. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Just by Robbie’s armpit, a little man in a three-pointed hat and a colonial jacket stared suspiciously off to the side, one hand gripping his sheathed sword. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

“I would give my foot,” he said, “to have a little armour —even just a sword, so that they could remember.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

His forefinger felt where the handle of his sword would use it for a fulcrum. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

If she had never asked him to play at swords with her ... A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Jon left them there arguing as he returned to the armory, hung up his sword, and stripped off his battered armor. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

It was the first gravedigger, the man who had crossed swords so briefly with Falconer a few days before. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

The young man swings his sword at the air. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

"Lies are as dangerous as a sword. They can cut to the bone." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“The Amyr are dramatic figures. When we are young we all pretend to be Amyr and fight battles with willow-switch swords. It is natural for boys to be attracted to those stories.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Rowan found he couldn’t look away from Goddard, who had put down his sword and now held his hands out as if his were the inviting embrace of a savior. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

He saw that the sword which Frodo still held unsheathed was glittering with blue flame; and he saw that though the sky behind was now dark, still the window in the tower was glowing red. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

His sword sheared off limbs, cracked heads, broke shields asunder—though few enough of the enemy had made it across the river with shields intact. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The rain echoed in the canopy of leaves above and beat against the sword ferns, which twitched under each drop. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I stared at the image, that of a young girl calmly drawing a sword toward her body, pulling the blade through a man’s neck as she might have pulled a string through cheese. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The dragon appeared and threatened Billy, who was dressed as a girl; the angel with a sword and lantern descended from heaven. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

If it had been that easy, the sword would have lain on the ground for him to pick up, not in the depths of a frozen pool. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

She whipped her sword around in a figure-eight pattern, then smoothly replaced it in the scabbard on her back. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Frank pointed his sword forward and, from the golden eagle standard, tendrils of lightning swept across the enemy, turning several hundred monsters to toast. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Where I can come alone and unarmed, others can come with swords in their fists, he was saying. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He unsheathed his sword and flashed it a few times across the morning. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

The first time he had come this way, he had been on horseback, sword in hand, and the Targaryen dragons had watched from the walls as he forced Jaime Lannister down from the throne. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Nox stiffened, his hand drifting to his sword. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

She takes one point off for every minute the sword fight continues. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Percy and Frank walked on either side, sword and bow ready. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

"Then these other swordsmen have the true power. Or do they? Whence came their swords? Why do they obey?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I had thought I had cut myself when jumping over my swords, one made of steel and the other carved out of a single block of jade. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I'd tell Mother how you helped me, and you could stay—" "Would m'lady permit? Could I shoe your horses for you, and make swords for your lordly brothers?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Put down your sword, Henry. Ripred, just—just sit down! It’s over!” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He looked so much like a teenage demigod it was unnerving - no more than seventeen, wearing jeans and a Camp Half-Blood T-shirt, with a bow over his shoulder and a sword at his belt. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Against my will, I recall the way he held that sword in the study with Balekin and the sloppiness of his technique. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

"I would offer you my sword, but I seem to have mislaid it." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

They had marched, long-haired and ferocious, an ancient writer tells us, “sword in hand, against rivers in flood or against the storm-tossed ocean.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had no weapon stronger than a sword to fight off monsters and reach the Land of the Dead. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Sir Fabian is brandishing his sword above his head, running at William and Jacob. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

The truth is the bull is virtually maimed and tortured, hacked and cut and stabbed until it is near death and then ceremoniously stabbed with a sword. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Chrysaor spread his arms, which was fine with Percy since it got the sword point away from his eyes. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Daario brushed his thumbs across his sword hilts and smiled dangerously. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He drew his sword, his only weapon now, and rushed upon his enemy. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

A sword appeared in the giant’s hand—a Stygian iron blade much like Nico’s, except five times the size. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I reached down and took the hairpin, and as I did, it grew longer and heavier in my hand, until I held a familiar bronze sword. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“A broken sword can be reforged. A broken sword can kill.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Both Reeds were slight of build, slender as swords and scarcely taller than Bran himself. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Duck has his sword, I my quill and parchment. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He took a better grip on his sword. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Three held long spears; the fourth, the seijeant, was armed with short sword and dagger. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He touched his sword, perhaps to remind Tyrion that he wore one. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She stamps on his sword arm and presses her scim-point to his throat. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

About eighty feet to Piper’s right, Jason battled Otis, sword against spear. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Still holding the broken tip of the sword in his bloody hand, the mercenary took another step toward Chronicler. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Ben, did you glue yourself to the beer sword?” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

One by one, the men of the Golden Company rose, knelt, and laid their swords at the feet of his young prince. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

They knew now where the sword of Martin the Warrior had been for countless years. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The chairs were cushy recliners with thousand-finger massage, built-in headphones, and sword and drink holders for all your demigod kicking-back needs. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Half-hidden under a faded purple cloak were a long- sword and a brace of daggers. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Nice, good belt. Mouse know of great sword?” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Or had the sword been put into the pool after they had arrived, precisely because they were here? Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I thrust under Julian's singlestick; the sword hit the protective plate, but to my astonishment, the plate did not stop it. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

“So how did the sword get in that pool?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“Then the Warrior’s sword is only a fable?” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Our swords met again and the air charged with ozone. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

“It’s cool. No sword. See? No sword. Calm thoughts. Sea grass. Mama cows. Vegetarianism.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“Except that I have no marketable skills other than swinging around a sword and making up riddles, neither of which probably pay all that well.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Her swords were drawn, shimmering with poison, and with her bat wings extended, she took up the entire corridor. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

She took the sword, but she couldn’t even make herself say thank you. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I gaped at him, then at the sword. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

As the laughter rolled around him, his face darkened, and his sword hand curled into a fist. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He had once crossed the world with Strong Belwas, and he knew he could rely on him, should all this come to swords. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

"Her Grace commanded us to make chainmail and armor, swords and daggers and axes, all in great numbers. For arming her new gold cloaks, m'lord." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

When I rise, though, I strap on my new sword. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He had a splendid collection of swords and cutlery. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

He was about to choose randomly when a winged demon descended in front of him, hovering over the void on her bat wings, just out of sword reach. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Thoros always needed a new sword after a melee, but Robert had been fond of the man and ever glad to provide one. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The pen grew in my hands until I held a bronze Greek sword about three feet long with a leather-bound grip. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Archer nodded and carefully holstered it again before pulling the sword from its sheath. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

But to make a stupid sword with stupid jewels in the form of stupid initials so some stupid Italian can thrill his stupid mistress, no. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

His sword sags a little, and he looks at me in sudden comprehension. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

None of the locals seemed to notice the huge Greek warship hovering over the piazza, or the fact that Jason and Leo had just flown down, Jason wielding a gold sword, and Leo...well, The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Broun and Timett could likely kill the knight if it came to swords, but it would scarcely bode well if he began by slaying one of Joffrey's protectors. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He seized the blade of Mr. Armin's sword in his cloak-wrapped hand and, with a contemptuous gesture, jerked it free and flung it aside. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment Arya was afraid someone had found the sword and stolen it. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He jabbed the sword forward as if he was going to stick it into Father, and at the same time the men holding Father gave him a jerk. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were like a pack of mad dogs, their torches flickering like demonic eyes and their swords glittering like sharp teeth. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

He pointed with his sword to the weapons rack. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

‘I felt something in my sleep. Why have you drawn your sword?’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

One kid got down so hastily he almost impaled himself on his sword. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

At night, a giant beam of light like an endless sword scraped from one end of the sky to the other. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

A voice, as if in answer to the sword. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

So desperate was his flight that he had dropped his sword and not bothered to retrieve it. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Before I leave, I put Muhammad’s suitcase in my old room, laying his toy sword on top. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

The living room walls were decorated with a bunch of gruesome hunting trophies—stuffed deer and dragon heads, a gun case, a sword display, and a bow with a quiver. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Merry was riding behind Dernhelm, clutching with the left hand while with the other he tried to loosen his sword in its sheath. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

The fat man, as if thrown back on the defensive by the impact of his brother’s fury, retreated before him, bolding the sword in front with shaking hand. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he’d pace up and down, up and down, restless, sighing, wandering through the aisles, the blackboard pointer poised in his hand, the pointer he used either like a conductor’s baton or a musketeer’s sword. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

His arms were surprisingly taut with muscles, as if he’d spent the past week sword fighting. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The pen didn’t look like much, just a regular cheap ballpoint, but when Percy uncapped it, it grew into a glowing bronze sword. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Oak chips flew as Bronn's sword hacked at the wooden wall. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

But the white men sitting up on the stage were all dressed alike, in white uniforms with belts, swords, shoulder fringe, and white flat-topped military hats. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A sword for you too, Sam? Well, I don’t know about that. Your mum and dad might not want you going about armed to the teeth.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

‘Old knives are long enough as swords for hobbit-people,’ he said. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

She was clad as a Rider and girl with a sword. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

He spent that afternoon with his orphans, even took up sword and shield himself to provide a sterner test for a few of the older lads. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

They carried swords and ash spears tipped with iron. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lancelot parried the stroke with his bough, and the knight’s sword stuck in the wood. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I recognize the sword—it has a C molded into the handle. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Gwydion turned, taking the sword point in his side. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

He heard a faint scratching, and his hand flew to his sword. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

His gaze barely flickers over me, and I keep my eyes downcast so he won't see how much I'd like to stab him in the heart with my rusty cavalry sword. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Not to King's Landing and not to swear fealty, but to Riverrun, with a sword in his hand. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The gilded Statue of the Republic rose before me, set alight by the setting sun until it glowed as brightly as the angel Dumah’s flaming sword. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“I have no leave from the Emperor to give you my sword. It’s not a plaything.” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Arya heard a loud crack as the sword went clattering to the stone floor. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I tapped the sword with my index finger, selecting it. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I raised the sword and ran at him. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still, the goblins surrounded them, jabbing at them with short swords and knives, forcing them back toward the balcony railing and the darkness beyond it. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Piper unbuckled her sword and tossed it into the pit on the right. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“Keep your swords sharp, boys, we’ll have us a real fight soon.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Holy rats,” Seven said, staring at the sword. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Tammi took another step forward, but I leveled the tip of my sword at her chest “Get back.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“If I can just poke the sword through a handle—but how am I going to get up there?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Chaol chuckled at her agitation and pointed his sword at the rack, allowing her to get to her feet. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Inigo looked around as best he could, and there it was, the six-fingered sword, glittering in the moonlight like lost magic. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly there is a scraping, a pain in my hand, and my sword is wrenched from my grasp. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

I drew my sword and we charged the monster. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

The King waved his sword menacingly in the air. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

If he was honest with himself, he had thought it might come to this from the moment he had spotted the sword through the ice. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

"Tell the Queen Regent that if she meets my terms, I will sheath this sword, and make an end to the war between us." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

In his letters, he talked about learning more than just the care of the horses: the other soldiers taught him how to use a sword and a bow, how to ride, how to drill. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

The attackers had knives, not swords—kitchen knives—and their shortened reach brought them well inside the warriors’ strike zone. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He had a shield in his left hand and a flat wooden sword in his right. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The prince wore sword and dagger, black boots polished to a high sheen, a black cloak lined with blood-red silk. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

They were laughing and cheerful, but Amari noticed that everyone seemed to carry a weapon—a gun, a sword, a knife. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thrust in the ground, Lightbringer still glowed ruddy hot, but the flames that clung to the sword were dwindling and dying. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“I’m not left-handed,” Inigo replied, and with those words, he all but threw the six-fingered sword into his right hand, and the tide of battle turned. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

These instructions had to be very simple, usually composed of just two or three words, such as “go south” or “get sword.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Aycliffe made a thrust with his sword, which Bear stopped with a sudden movement of his dagger. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

He put the bayonet in his teeth, carried the shot putt in his left hand, the sword in his right. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The grip of her wooden sword was slick with sweat, and Arya was breathing hard when she reached the turret stair. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Instead of a chest plate, he wore a vest of tawny fur, and a broad and battered sword belt from which hung two long blades. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Madoc trained me to be formidable even with a wooden sword. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Sparks fly from hammers as big as my head, forge fires glow a red deeper than blood, and cottony plumes of steam erupt every few feet from freshly quenched swords. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

On deck, soldiers banged sword against shield, while archers quietly strung their bows and pulled the first arrow from the quivers at their belts. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

When he was angry he would wield it like the flat of a sword, whacking out at his kids or his wife or his hallucinations. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

Behind him, Ron said, “He’s having a laugh. We can’t let him have that sword.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Frey took stock of his possessions: He had a sword so powerful and remarkable that it fought by itself. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

The first exchange took only a second, but Piper couldn’t believe the speed of their sword fighting. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The knights, their swords drawn, saw her and froze. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Matthias triumphantly pulled the scabbard and sword belt free of the wreckage. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Desperate, he drew his own sword, and it seemed to him that it flickered red, as if it was a firebrand. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

By the time of the Crusaders it was long swords and arrows, and at Gettysburg they were blasting each other to bits from cannons filled with lead balls, iron chains, railroad spikes, and door knobs. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Even Bran knew what it meant to greet a guest with an unsheathed sword. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

But by the time we were trundling past The Coffee Pot Cafe and Uncle Grady was brandishing his sword, the applause began. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

A second man's sword he deflected with his cloak, and sent the man reeling away, clutching at his bloody face. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

The Vale cannot spare a thousand swords, nor even one, Uncle, she said. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Their faces paled with dread before Athena, and swords dropped from their hands unnerved, to lie strewing the ground, at the great voice of the goddess. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Bull realized that Mary Anne was not going to participate in the readiness exercise at all, he took his sword, and lifted her robe past her knees. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sword flashed through the air again—and the dog had disappeared. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Arya slashed at the nearest, but he blocked her with a steel-clad arm, and someone else slammed into her and dragged her to the ground, and a third man wrenched the sword from her grasp. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He wore a real sword and never smiled. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I want to draw my own sword, but everyone is pressed in too tightly. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I wished I had my sword so I could cut his stupid head off. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

"This is cheap steel, but it's a real sword." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Hamlet slew him with a sword envenomed by the king himself. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“And with those bare feet and that toy sword? Are you kidding?” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

"My lord, I have thirty men in my personal guard, and other friends beside, knights and lords. Give me an hour, and I can put a hundred swords in your hand." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

They looked sideways at one another, hands clenching the hilts of their swords. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He crouched, and Annabeth vaulted over him, bringing her sword down on the head of a heavily tattooed ogre. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

"It's only a stick, m'lord. It's not no sword, it's only a stick." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Two more chariots overturned, but the warriors simply leaped to their feet, drew their swords, and went to work. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

The polished white tiles on the walls and floor reflected the light of Jason’s sword so well that Leo didn’t need to make a fire. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“A man like that shouldn’t have a sword at all, let alone a magic one. So I said no. Sent him away.” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

She reached the top of the path as Sigurd swung his sword at Håkon and missed, barely. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

He pointed at a sword on the wall and said, “I got that in Japan!” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“This is no time for heroics, Percy. Drop your puny litde sword, or I’ll have you killed sooner rather than later.” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

But the cameras revealed no sign of canal builders, no Barsoomian air- cars or short swords, no princesses or fighting men, no thoats, no footprints, not even a cactus or a kangaroo rat. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I handed my sword to Julian and strapped on the protective plate. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

He tried to lift his sword and scabbard to its place over the mantle, but his arms shook too badly. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Three others ran after him and silenced him with spear and sword. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The Hound leapt at them, his sword a blur of steel that trailed a red mist as it swung. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Today Zola says to me, “So, no swords?” The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

He drew his sword and showed it to her; a longsword adroitly shrunken to suit a boy of twelve, gleaming blue steel, castle-forged and double-edged, with a leather grip and a lion's-head pommel in gold. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

For a moment he looked even younger than his fifteen years, despite his mail and sword and the stubble on his cheeks. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

"A shadow with a sword, I swear it, I saw. Are you blind, the girl loved him! Help her!" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Nor did they walk about waving their swords, tho’ some sported knives in their boots. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

The baseball bat changed into a huge, two-handed sword. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to put the gun away—and the sword,” I said. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Instead he’d buckled on a sword, mounted his favorite horse, and fled to the Disputed Lands, never to return. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The one called Cinder sheathed his sword with the sound of a tree cracking under the weight of winter ice. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Knighthood is easily claimed this far from Westeros. Are you prepared to defend that boast with sword or lance?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The great sword swung a glittering arc, the flashing blade sang above Gwydion’s head. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

The whole floor was covered with toys: bowling pins, balls, swords, a whole herd of rocking horses, dolls in every shape and size lying around with their arms and legs twisted. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Adaon drew his sword and stepped to the edge of the trees. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

"Perchance later you'll tell me how a nine-year-old girl the size of a wet rat managed to disarm you with a broom handle and throw your sword in the river." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Jason intercepted it with his sword and deflected it sideways. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He glared at the cat, then at the mouse holding the sword. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Oh, for a sword and the skill to wield it. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Hagen, blow your horn and make the forest shake. Tris, don some mail, it’s time you tried out that sweet sword of yours.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Draco, fetch the goblin, he can tell us whether the sword is real or not!” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“You know, old one, I can’t help thinking that a victory would be assured if only we had the Warrior’s sword,” Matthias said. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

It is my hope that everyone finds their own sword to wield in a way that brings them happiness and success, and that the word “no” becomes their motivation to press forward. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

He wore stolen blue cavalry trousers and a three-foot sword, and the clothes he wore he had not taken off for a week. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gentle Mother, font of mercy, save our sons from war, we pray, stay the swords and stay the arrows, let them know a better day. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She’s practically the image of the Attendants they’re always advertising in the paper, the Negro girl holding short swords and smiling prettily: ladies! don’t go it alone! Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Cabin eleven was too nervous to have sword class with me after what I’d done to the Ares folks in the woods, so my lessons with Luke became one-on-one. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

I knew that firsthand, and I figured a sword in the face wouldn’t feel too good. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

There was only one reason Anya could think of for him to be standing like that: he was holding the handle of his sword. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

‘I do not know,’ answered Aragorn; ‘but a shadow and a threat has been growing in my sleep. It would be well to draw your sword.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“What if it had been the other way around? Cups in the past and swords in the future?” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

I can see the tear Cato's sword made in the fabric over his thigh, but it in no way prepares me for what lies underneath. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I uncapped it, and Riptide grew into a sword. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yeah. The beer sword. That rings a bell. ” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Between the freaky cats, the talking sword, and now this, my mind was turning to hummus. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Next to him stood Nico, Piper, and Jason—all with their swords drawn. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He wore a long hauberk of oiled black mail, and held his sword before him: her father's greatsword; fee, near as tall as he was. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

A grandfather clock lay splintered at their feet, its face cracked, its pendulum lying a little farther away like a dropped sword. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The Balrog fell back and its sword flew up in molten fragments. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He looks like a painting, she thought, a Saint wrought in gold leaf on the walls of a church, born to wield a sword of fire. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Forty feet away, Percy bent over the giant king, trying to yank a sword from the braids of his hair. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Inigo slapped his sword handle, and his finger snapping began to go faster. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I guided the horse with my knees, freeing both hands for sword- work, spinning green and silver circles all around me. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lord Ramsay soon appeared as well, buckling on his sword belt as he made his way to the front of the hall. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Fa Mu Lan was green and beautiful, and her robes whirled out as she drew her sword. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She remembered what Aphrodite had told her: It’s not just his sword wound, my dear. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“Hero ... cursed blade ...” When my vision came back into focus, I saw Kronos grasping his sword. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Domingo approached the window, whispered: “I remind you only of this: when you get this jeweled initialed sword, claim it as your own. Tell no one of my involvement.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Unhooking the Mameluke sword, Bull threw it on the desk in front of Captain Bledsoe who was the junior officer on duty with Bull. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anything to stop them from taking up the sword and flamethrower against us again and pouring out of those mountains in their faceless swarms to burn our forests and our homes. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

He knew as much of ships and sails and shores as any man in the Seven Kingdoms, and had fought his share of desperate fights sword to sword on a wet deck. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

His sword went under my arm, slashing through my shirt and grazing my ribs. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

There, beneath rotting wood and twisted splintered branches, she found her hidden sword. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Chronicler pulled his eyes away from the sword, aware that Kvothe had said something, but not knowing what. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Then he cut the birthday cake with his Marine Corps sword. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pale swords were drawn; but I know not whether their blades would still bite, for the Dead needed no longer any weapon but fear. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Whang! went the sword on the top of his head. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t think my parents would normally send me to a strange man’s house to learn how to fight with a sword, but Frank Mustilli wasn’t exactly a strange man. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

The sword in Finn’s hands writhed and he dropped it to the ground, where it twitched like a cornstalk in the wind and slithered into a nearby tent. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Taran and the bard drew their swords, Gurgi nocked an arrow into his bowstring, and the weary band made ready to defend themselves as best they could. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

It looks like they still sell the same old fare—popcorn, candy, and balloons—but the children also carry flashing swords, and other moving, blinking toys I can’t make out at this distance. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

If only he could get the mouse at close quarters and stop him from using the sword, Cluny thought, then he could win with his superior strength. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

He was a fat man who made swords. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

His sword was now in his hand and the point towards the strangers. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The polished skulls of the last dragons staring down sightlessly from the walls of .the throne room while the Kingslayer opened Father's throat with a golden sword. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I pull the sword out of its sheath and with the bare sword I run toward the sound of the battle. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

“It doesn’t really matter. A sword wouldn’t do you much good.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

On the inner wall of the jar, it looked as though Nico had scratched three hash marks with his sword—maybe it had been three days that he’d been imprisoned? The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Teren measured me against the hilt of his sword and judged that I had grown tall enough to begin the basics of swordplay. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Every one of them would come rushing to the pit, but Odysseus must draw his sword and keep them away until Teiresias spoke to him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two swords fell to the bottom and plunked in the sand. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He saw an officer: handsome full-bearded man in gray, sword and revolver. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The child was curled asleep on a sheaf of ripe com, with gold and swords heaped round about him. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

The water crashed as it came together, and a moment later, Sigurd’s remaining axe crashed against Dobrynya’s sword. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

He had got hold of one of my own swords, you know, and I could see that he was mad straightway. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then wonder took him, and a great joy; and he cast his sword up in the sunlight and sang as he caught it. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

At long last, Jack and Sarah laid down their swords. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Flashes of ugly flags with skulls and bones, swords slashing at people’s throats, and long knives cutting out our hearts edge their way into my consciousness. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their faces were grim, and the lines of their cloaks spoke of swords to me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The carabineer waved him back with his sword. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

He had perfect white teeth and his brown/blue eyes reflected the light of my sword. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Their officers barked commands with urgency, the men marched grim faced, swords flapping against their legs, rifles bouncing on their shoulders. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Ares kid had his hand on his sword and the Hunter girl looked like she was going to exchange her basketball for a bow and arrow any second. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

With one mighty blow from the blade of the ancient battle-scarred sword he severed the rope holding the Joseph Bell. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

He stuck the sword blade out the window, where it made a cloud of boiling bubbles. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Perhaps Ned should not have been so quick to send off half his guard, and all his best swords among them. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

"Why should I mistrust him? He has done everything I have ever asked of him. His sword helped win the throne I sit on." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

As Luke was raising his sword to rally his troops, a centaur shot a custom-made arrow with a leather boxing glove on the end. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

She held a sharp sword in her hands, and she sang to herself as she stood. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Fear cuts deeper than swords, she told herself, to slow the racing of her heart. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Sometimes they struck each other with the edges of their shields, sometimes they clubbed each other with the pommels of their swords. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Duchess purses her lips and hands me the Confederate sword I’d been using. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Around her neck were skulls, and her many hands held knives, and swords, and severed heads. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Then he knelt, offering his notched sword to the king. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

A final flick and the great six-fingered sword went flying from his hand. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“If I had, the sword would not have helped him break out,” replied Griphook. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Unsheathing his sword, Taran moved worriedly to the edge of the grove. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Instinctively I thought, “She is comparing me to Rebecca”; and sharp as a sword the shadow came between us.... Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Riptide elongated into a shimmering double- edged sword. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Aru could now make out long swords, axes, maces, and arrows with strung bows, all jutting from the tangle of teeth. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Jon Arryn's beautiful engraved silver sword glanced off the marble elbow of the weeping woman and snapped clean a third of the way up the blade. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Or are you as deft at handling your sword as Captain Westfall?” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He swung the broken sword wildly, knocking the hand away and notching it deep into the meat of the mercenary’s arm. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Ivan flew backwards, while his sword dropped from his hand and tumbled several feet away. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

When I could point at the sky and make a sword appear, a silver bolt in the sunlight, and control its slashing with my mind, the old people said I was ready to leave. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The tall thief lifted Grandfather’s sword from the mantle. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was still clutching the sword of Gryffindor, and wore a strange look: half truculent, half intrigued. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

She shrieked and slashed with her swords, slicing the pole to shreds. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

He gripped tighter on the hilt of his sword and went on doggedly. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

She wished that her sword glowed like Percy’s. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I wanted to uncap my sword, but there was nothing to fight. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

A gust of wind slammed into Cain so hard he was sent sprawling to the ground, his sword flying across the veranda. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“What we really wanted to know, Professor Black, is whether anyone else has, um, taken out the sword at all? Maybe it’s been taken away for cleaning or—or something?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He wore a bronze breastplate and war helm with black camo pants and a sword strapped to his side. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

While the girls flocked around the trinkets, Achilles fingered the swords and daggers. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

It takes a good while, and my temper is hot as I make my way, sword in hand. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Then he sheathed his sword, picked up the Sicilian’s trail, and raced into the night.... The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

The sword's single edge shimmered with exceeding sharpness, but I wished she'd brought a bazooka. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

“I’m not the one with the sword at my heart.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

It was a sword—Mr. Brunner’s bronze sword, which he always used on tournament day. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

But when the panicked Tonists saw him, his sword, and his apprentice armband, they ran back into the compound, where they became prey for the scythes. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

The courtyard rang to the song of swords. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Only the charge of Dol Amroth had saved him from the red southland swords that would have hewed him as he lay. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

I sit down on the bench in front of my bed, holding on to my new silver sword for support. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Three stars with the crossed swords and crown above. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Henry followed next, with a torch and a drawn sword. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Grendel was dead, and it was his lifeless corpse, one arm tom out, that reared up quick in answer to the song of the sword, and sprang at Beowulf now! Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Maybe a light helm might be found to fit him; but we have no mail or sword for one of his stature.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

From his belt hung a sword the size of a surfboard. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He pressed ahead, continuing to brandish the sword back and forth wildly. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He and Robb had fought many a heroic battle on these steps, slashing at one another with wooden swords. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It was a trick, I thought, a collapsible sword. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

That had been Madison’s favorite constellation because it was so easy to find and had such a cool story behind it—the hunter and his sword, his dogs, all of them fighting a demonic bull. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“Well, whatever they thought they were going to do with it, Snape decided the sword wasn’t safe where it was,” said Dirk. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“First you will learn to use a sword,” Captain Smith says. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

It is empty of knights, empty of dragons, empty of swords and gauntlets. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The best of them overcame their flaws, did their duty, and died with their swords in their hands. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

"If you can spare a few of your swords, I need some men to escort two of Lord Frey's grandsons north to Winterfell," she told him. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

So Kin had turned her sword into a bushel of magic arrows and a magic bow, and had taught her everything he’d learned from the Varangians about archery. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

But as she handed him the poisoned cup Theseus, wishing to make himself known at once to his father, drew his sword. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

He remembered, too, his father’s face, and the sword his father kept inside a wooden chest in the days before Pearl Harbor. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I bring the sword up and through her throat, hard and fast. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Jason had to make a conscious effort not to reach for his sword. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Between them, the trajectory of the sword was outlined in rippling eddies of light. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I found Aech’s sword a minute later and added it to my inventory, but it took me another five minutes of searching before I found Art3mis’s magic sneakers, near the south end of the crater. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“I have your word, Harry Potter, that you will give me the sword of Gryffindor if I help you?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

They had encountered a major problem: how to get the sword down? Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“That’s good, because this is your sword by right, forged for me by your father, Justin Duarte. He’s the one who crafted it, the one who named it. It’s your family heirloom.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Their swords rang together, once, twice, a testing. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Aegeus went back to Athens before the child was born, but first he placed in a hollow a sword and a pair of shoes and covered them with a great stone. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Brandon took his namesake's, the sword made for the uncle he had never known. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

"The gods favor the man with the just cause," said Ser Lyn Corbray, "yet often that turns out to be the man with the surest sword. We all know who that is." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

"Where are your courtesies, Jyck? Our good hostess said no swords. Do as she asks." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Out of the corners of his eyes Harry saw Bellatrix bearing down upon the werewolf, the sword of Gryffindor gripped tightly in her hand, her face waxen. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

That was how I’d obtained my avatar’s sword, shield, and armor. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Dobrynya dashed to where his sword lay in the loam beneath the tree. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“Please. I used to watch you in the yard, playing with your swords. You were so handsome.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Go,” she says tersely to Marcus, pulling my sword arm down. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Put your swords away and let’s talk this over calmly,” said the Dwarf King, gesturing again. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

“I gave my word the sword would be made,” Yeste said. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Outside, the sounds of sword and shield and horse already rang through the yard. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

In the smoky light, Kaede saw men and women approaching with weapons in their hands; some held swords, while others carried long wooden staffs or axes. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Cluny too felt the vibrations each time the sword clanged upon his weapon. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Lee will not even have to surrender his sword. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

He strapped Hazel’s sword to his belt, morphed his backpack into a quiver and bow, and raced toward the piazza where he’d fought the cow monsters. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z