Indeed, he was ready to put an end to this situation once and for all by the sword, if needed.

He would like nothing better than for us to have to battle him by sword alone.

For a moment, they stood still, joined by the sword.

I've expected to die by the sword every day of my adult life.

It was not proper what happened to him, but the man lived by the sword.

Live and not raise arms again while he lived, or die at that moment, by his sword.

He committed suicide by the sword at the age of 30.

In this battle, many peasants are said to have died by the sword.

A man may die by the sword, from disease, or of old age, but he always experiences something entirely different in the process.

But it must be by the sword, or the ax.