knife

Example Sentences

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The smugness, arrogance and hubris in this city is so thick you could cut it with a knife.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 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

He also faces a charge of possessing a knife in a public place in Golders Green.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

She’d also slung his own bow and quiver over her shoulder; and stuck his axe and knife in her belt.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver