knife

Example Sentences

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It comes as the government is due to launch its crackdown on knife crime.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Nevertheless, investors should watch Bitcoin through the long weekend with the Middle East situation on a knife edge and market-moving news all but inevitable.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

A scene in which Bill taps his glass eye with a knife was not some special effect.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

When baked, the streusel should form a craggy, golden crust that cracks gently under a knife.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026

He strode past a group of men and women hauling in a catch of fire fish, his knife out of sight in his pocket.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell