knife

Example Sentences

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It comes as the government is expected to set out more details of how it plans to meet its ambition to halve knife crime within a decade.

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

“Equipped with a prosthesis simulating a glass eye over his pupil,” we are told, Mr. Day-Lewis “practiced hitting it with the tip of his knife without batting an eyelid.”

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 drew his knife from its sheath, and slipped off his mitten to lay his hand on the cold blue slate.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver