knife

Example Sentences

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That amounted to a clear technical signal that it was time to buy, and that anyone who did so wasn’t at risk of catching a so-called falling knife.

From Barron's

“While our instinct based on the fundamentals is to jump in and buy those that we think will be winners longer term, that seems very much like catching a falling knife at the moment.”

From MarketWatch

In the second box, I find a set of three knives wrapped in a leather pouch.

From Literature

“He’s a friend, he’s a confidant, and he’s like a Swiss Army knife. He’s helpful with the economy. So I’m gonna miss him.”

From Barron's

He strode past a group of men and women hauling in a catch of fire fish, his knife out of sight in his pocket.

From Literature