Illustration of saber
- saber 1
variants
or chiefly British sabre
1
: a cavalry sword with a curved blade, thick back, and guard
2
a
: a light fencing or dueling sword having an arched guard that covers the back of the hand and a tapering flexible blade with a full cutting edge along one side and a partial cutting edge on the back at the tip compare épée, foil entry 4
b
: the sport of fencing with the saber
variants
or chiefly British sabre
sabered or sabred; sabering or sabring
ˈsā-b(ə-)riŋ 
: to strike, cut, or kill with a saber
Examples of saber in a Sentence
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Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 17 May 2024
Fencing Rattled by Suspensions: Concerns about refereeing integrity and preferential treatment for top saber competitors have cast a shadow over a sport decided by the finest of margins.
—Catherine Porter Dmitry Kostyukov, New York Times, 16 May 2024
Once again, Russian President Vladimir Putin is seemingly rattling the nuclear saber.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2024
Russian President Vladimir Putin is expanding his nuclear arsenal and rattling these sabers toward the West in his war against Ukraine.
—Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 May 2024
The island, which has long been a focal point of North Korean saber rattling, is home to Andersen Air Force Base, from which the US can launch its B-1, B-2 and B-52 bombers across the Indo-Pacific.
—Brad Lendon, CNN, 30 Mar. 2024
Generations would pass after Ms. Camber’s retirement from fencing before women were invited fully into the sport, whose weapons include the épée and the saber in addition to the foil.
—Emily Langer, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2024
Other objects leaving the Rijksmuseum include two guns, two sabers and a knife.
—Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 July 2023
Moscow now exhibits no inhibitions about rattling every nuclear saber at its disposal, and Beijing has undertaken a rapid nuclear expansion to advance its revisionist agenda in the Asia-Pacific and beyond.
—Kyle Balzer, National Review, 12 Mar. 2024
Noun
For instance, some species were categorized as saber toothed, conical toothed, or scimitar toothed.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 17 May 2024
Fencing Rattled by Suspensions: Concerns about refereeing integrity and preferential treatment for top saber competitors have cast a shadow over a sport decided by the finest of margins.
—Catherine Porter Dmitry Kostyukov, New York Times, 16 May 2024
Once again, Russian President Vladimir Putin is seemingly rattling the nuclear saber.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2024
Russian President Vladimir Putin is expanding his nuclear arsenal and rattling these sabers toward the West in his war against Ukraine.
—Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 May 2024
The island, which has long been a focal point of North Korean saber rattling, is home to Andersen Air Force Base, from which the US can launch its B-1, B-2 and B-52 bombers across the Indo-Pacific.
—Brad Lendon, CNN, 30 Mar. 2024
Generations would pass after Ms. Camber’s retirement from fencing before women were invited fully into the sport, whose weapons include the épée and the saber in addition to the foil.
—Emily Langer, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2024
Other objects leaving the Rijksmuseum include two guns, two sabers and a knife.
—Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 July 2023
Moscow now exhibits no inhibitions about rattling every nuclear saber at its disposal, and Beijing has undertaken a rapid nuclear expansion to advance its revisionist agenda in the Asia-Pacific and beyond.
—Kyle Balzer, National Review, 12 Mar. 2024
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“Saber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/saber. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
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