slings and arrows
plural nounDefinition of slings and arrows
: pointed often acerbic critical attacks
has suffered the slings and arrows of detractors— Roland Gelatt
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Tua Tagovailoa has heard it all in recent months, absorbing the slings and arrows one year after experiencing outrageous fortune. — Rainer Sabin | Rsabin@al.com, al.com, "Why Tua Tagovailoa feels ‘glad’ he experienced Clemson loss," 17 July 2019 Rather everything is wrapped in the gauze of pop culture allusions, protecting it from the slings and arrows critics would usually release at such a film, and connecting it to the pop reference heavy Chucky films of 1998 and after. — Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter, "How 'Child's Play' Builds on the Legacy of Horror Remakes," 23 June 2019 If science can maintain bioresilience and mortality rates at that level, potential lifespan would be determined by statistical risk of slings and arrows of life rather than term limits. — WSJ, "Is There a Limit to the Human Lifespan?," 24 June 2018 The Knights had wrapped the bronze warrior in duct tape from helmet to sandals to protect him from the slings and arrows and paint balloons of pranksters from across town. — Alex Bhattacharji, Town & Country, "Can USC Survive Scandal and Shed Its Spoiled-Kid Reputation Once and For All?," 10 July 2018 Your daughter’s lifestyle will not protect her from the slings and arrows of life. — Amy Dickinson, chicagotribune.com, "Mother seeks cure for daughter's affluenza," 26 May 2018 Practicing self-care will give you more energy to deal with all the little slings and arrows of our health-care system. — Sandy Fernández, Redbook, "How to Take Care of Yourself — and Everyone Else," 11 Apr. 2018 Ada suffers the slings and arrows of mental torture more than the average protagonist. — Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic, "Freshwater: A Coming-of-Age Story Containing Multitudes," 1 Mar. 2018 Rugged Monster Mats are there to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous seaside adventure, while the sill plates are similarly ruggedized. — Davey G. Johnson, Car and Driver, "Best Coast: The 2018 Volkswagen Beetle’s Stylish New Trim Level," 11 Jan. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'slings and arrows.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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