pocketknife
Example Sentences
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Police searched Pearson, discovered a pocketknife and took her into custody.
From New York Times • Feb. 25, 2024
Ward searched through his pockets, pulling out two lighters, and told McWhorter he might have a pocketknife.
From Washington Post • Feb. 24, 2023
Diatomite is really strange stuff—you can cut it with a pocketknife or a spade or a chainsaw.
From Scientific American • Sep. 13, 2022
The dispatcher asked whether it was a pocketknife.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 31, 2021
He stared at the floor and then pulled out his pocketknife and started whittling his nails.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
