knifing

Example Sentences

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He’d hit just a single shot from the field before he came knifing through the lane in transition with just over four minutes remaining.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2025

Van Lith, whose first basket came on a knifing drive for a layup with 1:43 left in the second quarter, had two jumpers blocked by Beal and three turnovers in the first half.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 1, 2022

The Hawks stutter-stepped and jabbed their way to the free throw line with deft ease, knifing the hosts from beyond the arc when they weren’t dancing inside the key.

From Washington Post • Mar. 4, 2022

The 66-year-old president was taken to the Sao Paulo hospital for treatment relating to an obstructed intestine following the 2018 knifing.

From Reuters • Jul. 18, 2021

I looked up and squinted, and saw a black shadow knifing through the dusk light, the blades chopping as it drifted closer, dropping lower and lower as it approached Fullbrook.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely