Used in a Sentence

broadsword

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for broadsword.

Editorial note

A law against carrying a broadsword is enforceable before the broadsword is actually used in a crime, because it's highly visible.

Examples18
Definitions4
Parts of speech2

Quick take

A person armed with such a sword.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of broadsword gathered in one view.

noun

A person armed with such a sword.

noun

A flat, rectangular bread made from corn (maize) and beans by the Cherokee, traditionally by boiling rather than baking it.

noun

(colloquial, often fantasy) Synonym of longsword.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for broadsword.

noun

A person armed with such a sword.

noun

A flat, rectangular bread made from corn (maize) and beans by the Cherokee, traditionally by boiling rather than baking it.

noun

(colloquial, often fantasy) Synonym of longsword.

verb

(transitive, rare) To attack or kill with a broadsword.

Example sentences

1

A law against carrying a broadsword is enforceable before the broadsword is actually used in a crime, because it's highly visible.

2

The upsidedown trout with the key is physically located next to a green piece of garbage that looks like a diagonal broadsword blade.

3

I also practice my martial arts regularly at Downtown Decatur, which often means bringing a wooden broadsword.

4

Kalman filters, and other similar digital filtering and prediction algorithms, are like scalpels compared to the broadsword of NNs and such.

5

I have to say: watching that video made me want to grab a broadsword and kill some Orcs or something.

6

You don't even have to make a heavy sword, the gyroscope itself could simulate the force required to overcome the momentum of a heavy broadsword.

7

On a totally irrelevant note, I know at this point it doesn't mean much to Broadsword to invest more into UO, but I really can't justify the lack of macOS client.

8

It's like muskets that didn't shoot straight either when they first arrived but you could compensate and you'd be unwise to stick to the broadsword because of tradition.

9

Come and join the Dark Age of Camelot community as Broadsword Online Games launched their 10th Catch Up In Caledonia Event … this time with a twist unseen for years.

10

It's a broadsword when we want a scalpel.

11

If your boss at work asked you to find XYZ, you could immediately rule out the fishing net, the broadsword, and the carburetor as being unlikely items your boss would ask you for.

12

Recall that in Game of Thrones the young Arya (she/her) grabs a light fencing stabbing weapon with two hands and flails it about like a 12 year boy playing with a pretend broadsword.

Quote examples

1

However the law is, as my favourite legal blogger says, "a broadsword, not a scalpel".

2

I think "Mad" Jack Chirchill who hit the beaches on D Day with Longbow and Broadsword wins that one.

3

The very first real server I set up for my personal use -- the one that started this whole naming scheme -- was "broadsword".

4

Note that Jack Churchill didn’t use claymore as in “late medieval two-handed sword”, but a basket-hilted Scottish broadsword[1], which is more modern; it was still in use in 18th century and especially in Scotland[2].

Proper noun examples

1

This event is open to both free to play (Broadsword calls this Endless Conquest) and subscribed (Veteran) accounts.

2

Hey Broadsword, I know you're reading this.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use broadsword in a sentence?

A law against carrying a broadsword is enforceable before the broadsword is actually used in a crime, because it's highly visible.

What does broadsword mean?

A person armed with such a sword.

What part of speech is broadsword?

broadsword is commonly used as noun, verb.