Spears

British

/ spɪəz /

noun

Britney (ˈbrɪtnɪ). born 1981, US pop singer; records include the single "Baby One More Time" (1998) and the album Britney (2001)

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And on those horses were soldiers dressed in red-and-gold tunics, with spears and swords and bows and arrows.

From Literature

The castle was surrounded by towering walls with closed gates, and soldiers guarding those gates with spears and bows and arrows.

From Literature

I needed to get to Opal in the castle, but in my way there were guards and spears and arrows and a stone wall and possibly more of that beyond the wall.

From Literature

They probably would have carried me right through walls and through fire and spears to get to Opal, so powerless was I against this magic, but with Frederick and Bruno, it was all too easy.

From Literature

He battled skaters in Mortal Kombat and Deadpool costumes before skating to a rendition of Britney Spears' "Hit Me Baby One More Time" as the crowd cheered and clapped along.

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