knife

Example Sentences

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A liner along the bottom of the Reflecting Pool in Washington DC was cut with a sharp knife or razor earlier this month, an official at the National Park Service has said.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026

The tale contradicts comments he made to reporters on May 4, when he bragged that the new lining was “very strong” and “if you had a knife, you can’t even cut it.”

From Salon • Jun. 24, 2026

“They took some form of knife or blade, and put a 250 foot long gash into the beautiful facade of what took so much work, competence, and money to build and complete,” Trump said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 21, 2026

With AI, hyperscale customers who know exactly what they want can use Tan’s ASICs as a scalpel, rather than turn to the Swiss Army knife of Nvidia’s general-purpose chips.

From Barron's • Jun. 19, 2026

For all his size, Hord moved with the grace of a lynx, flexing his knees and repositioning his fingers on knife and spear.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver