penknife

Example Sentences

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My dad marked the man’s gun by carving his initials with a penknife on the handle.

From New York Times • Jan. 9, 2021

Gather up cardboard, penknife, paste, and calico scraps, and make a dollhouse bed with your kids this holiday week.

From Slate • Dec. 24, 2018

In one meeting with MCA’s lawyers, Petty’s manager later said, Petty “had a penknife that he got out, opened the penknife and started cleaning his nails.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2017

I got her a penknife, and she got me a Tech Deck - you know, those finger-sized skateboards you used to play with in school?

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2017

Then he pulled a penknife from his pocket and cut a large piece out of the embroidered fabric.

From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke