knife

Example Sentences

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Donald Findlay KC, defending Stewart, put it to the witness that she got the information that his client had a knife from social media and she replied: "Yes."

From BBC • May 21, 2026

“Kevin is extraordinary. He’s been like a Swiss army knife at Duquesne. He runs our private equity, he helps with economic forecasts. He handles the networking outside the firm.”

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

But Standard Oil finally went under the knife in 1911, split into 34 separate companies that sometimes seem like they are bent on reunifying.

From Barron's • May 2, 2026

“Both officers expressed their fear of the imminent threat that they believe this victim posed to them, based on the knife and his prior actions.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2026

If Ashmodai’s knife didn’t end him, then his own heart would—inside the movie, in this halfway point between worlds, this was no place for the living.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny