Swiss Army knife

Example Sentences

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“Either that’s for you or for your teammates, but continue to be aggressive. … I’m a Swiss Army knife, so kind of do a little bit of everything.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

The Restore 3 is a sleeper’s Swiss Army knife, with a variety of white noise and other ambient sounds, along with gentle lighting to ease you into—and out of—your bed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 23, 2025

“Vlad and crew are turning Robinhood into the Swiss Army knife of finance with trading, banking, crypto, even prediction markets.”

From MarketWatch • Nov. 5, 2025

What that ended up meaning, in reality, was that I was a Swiss Army knife supporting teams across the busy company.

From Slate • Dec. 12, 2024

And I kept hold of my Swiss Army knife in my pocket and I held on to Toby in my other pocket to make sure he didn’t escape.

From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon