Swiss Army knife

Example Sentences

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The Restore 3 is a sleeper’s Swiss Army knife, with a variety of white noise and other ambient sounds, along with gentle lighting to ease you into—and out of—your bed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 23, 2025

It’s the Swiss Army knife problem: It’s not a weapon until you use the sharp parts.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 30, 2025

Hackman asked his friend for his Swiss Army knife.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2025

What that ended up meaning, in reality, was that I was a Swiss Army knife supporting teams across the busy company.

From Slate • Dec. 12, 2024

That would take time, too, but at least she had the Swiss Army knife.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman