knifing

Example Sentences

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He’d hit just a single shot from the field before he came knifing through the lane in transition with just over four minutes remaining.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2025

Van Lith, whose first basket came on a knifing drive for a layup with 1:43 left in the second quarter, had two jumpers blocked by Beal and three turnovers in the first half.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 1, 2022

Bolsonaro, 66, has been in the Sao Paulo hospital since Wednesday for treatment relating to an obstructed intestine following the 2018 knifing.

From Reuters • Jul. 17, 2021

He scored 22 points and had seven assists in 19 minutes before halftime, knifing through the paint and juking Washington defenders as if on skates with his repaired Achilles’ tendon.

From Washington Post • Feb. 15, 2021

Sunlight cut through the window and sent rhombuses of light knifing across the garage space.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely