1
: a sharp pointed knife for stabbing
2
a
: something that resembles a dagger
b
: a character † used as a reference mark or to indicate a death date
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Doncic delivered the dagger a minute later as Mike Conley tried to throw up an alley-oop lob to Gobert, but it was picked off by Doncic.
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Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 May 2024
The Knights put the final nail in the coffin when Brad Brown found Summers for the dagger goal to put the game out of reach and give Summers the hat trick.
—Timothy Dashiell, Baltimore Sun, 11 May 2024
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Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 May 2024
The Knights put the final nail in the coffin when Brad Brown found Summers for the dagger goal to put the game out of reach and give Summers the hat trick.
—Timothy Dashiell, Baltimore Sun, 11 May 2024
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“Dagger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dagger. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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dagger
noun
dag·ger
ˈdag-ər 
1
: a short weapon for stabbing
2
: a symbol † used in printing as a reference mark to indicate a death date
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