knife

Example Sentences

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Gomez twists the knife deeper for a good cause: He wants you not just to look but to really see.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

He died of heart failure and acute pulmonary edema -- a condition where fluid accumulates in the lungs -- two weeks after going under the knife.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

It comes as the government is expected to set out more details of how it plans to meet its ambition to halve knife crime within a decade.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

This Government will halve knife crime within a decade, saving lives and protecting communities.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

One had a tattoo of a knife on the back of his wrist.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell