katana

Example Sentences

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Despite the rapidly greying, shrinking population of blademakers in Japan, their fine steel swords known as katana are amassing a new generation of fans, particularly younger women, on the back of pop culture.

From Barron's

Cyber Ninjas had, up until the audit, done occasional work providing security measures for random individual apps, offering this service through a website that featured people wearing actual ninja costumes and wielding katanas.

From Salon

Toranaga does not charge into the fray on a white horse, his katana dealing death on all sides.

From New York Times

It’s impossible to place a concise count on the number of business school graduates who decided mounting katanas on the office walls was cool – it never was.

From Salon

Both the series and book triggered a wave of interest in feudal Japan, from kids playing with toy katanas to video games to Tom Cruise starring in “The Last Samurai.”

From Seattle Times