jackknife

Example Sentences

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The keys for these models are jackknife fobs, wherein the metal blade of the key can fold in and out of the plastic fob.

From Washington Times • Mar. 1, 2023

The officer had gotten out of a vehicle after seeing a semi-trailer jackknife on the road and the patrol car was struck by a passenger car.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 10, 2022

“That stretch of Virginia is so brittle that all it takes is a couple semis to jackknife and you shut down the main north-south artery along the Eastern Seaboard,” Ali said.

From Washington Post • Jan. 5, 2022

Digging with a garden shovel and jackknife, Kathy Wankel unearthed a complete T rex arm.

From The Guardian • Jan. 1, 2019

I reached into my pocket and touched the horn-handled jackknife, then waved again.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls