knife

Example Sentences

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With two games left, the relegation fight between Tottenham and West Ham is on a knife edge - and their recent form tells two very different stories.

From BBC • May 12, 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

“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

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

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