penknife

Example Sentences

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My dad marked the man’s gun by carving his initials with a penknife on the handle.

From New York Times • Jan. 9, 2021

Gather up cardboard, penknife, paste, and calico scraps, and make a dollhouse bed with your kids this holiday week.

From Slate • Dec. 24, 2018

In one meeting with MCA’s lawyers, Petty’s manager later said, Petty “had a penknife that he got out, opened the penknife and started cleaning his nails.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2017

Gruden is best served not publicly dissecting his quarterback; he learned that after taking apart Griffin’s game with a rusty penknife during one news conference last season.

From Washington Post • Sep. 25, 2015

Scipio opened die envelope with great ceremony; he slit it open with his penknife while the others, sitting on the folding seats in front of him, watched with rapt anticipation.

From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke