knife

Example Sentences

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Though the Justice Department report and several witnesses claim they had seen Garcia armed with a knife, no such weapon was recovered from the scene.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

If the knife is what gets me started, lemon is what makes the food feel like mine.

From Salon • Apr. 21, 2026

State authorities at the scene seized a firearm, knife, and unused ammunition and evacuated tourists from the premises.

From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026

McKechnie had treated Anaheim Ducks ice hockey player Paul Kariya for a similar issue without him needing to go under the knife, and the Lakers liked the sound of that.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

He just barely glimpsed her beautiful, soft-featured face: but it was so full of fearful hope that it caught at him like a knife in the stomach.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell