pocketknife

Example Sentences

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Using the Florida law as an example, perhaps the suspect happens to be carrying a pocketknife.

From Slate • Dec. 6, 2024

When he saw that Phillips was putting away a pocketknife, he said, he felt betrayed.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 8, 2023

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

He found a bottle of water purification pills, a first-aid kit, a pocketknife, matches, and lighter fluid.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer