knifing

Example Sentences

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In their first game playing as Hoop Nation against Donda Academy on Friday night, he added a new dimension to the Huskies’ offense with knifing drives into the paint and a soft midrange touch.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 18, 2022

He didn’t shy from knifing through traffic and taking the ball to the basket, oftentimes hitting the floor hard.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 24, 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

He scored 22 points and had seven assists in 19 minutes before halftime, knifing through the paint and juking Washington defenders as if on skates with his repaired Achilles’ tendon.

From Washington Post • Feb. 15, 2021

It came knifing in through the tiny peep-hole in the pocket and whooshed around her like a hurricane.

From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl