On this page you'll find 20 example sentences with Knife. You'll also see the meaning, synonyms such as weapon or tongue and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.

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Knife in a sentence

Knife | Knifepoint | Knifed | Knifeman | Knifes | Knifework | Knifefish

Knife meaning

  1. A utensil or a tool designed for cutting, consisting of a flat piece of hard material, usually steel or other metal (the blade), usually sharpened on one edge, attached to a handle. The blade may be pointed for piercing.
  2. A weapon designed with the aforementioned specifications intended for slashing or stabbing but too short to be called a sword; a dagger.
  3. Any blade-like part in a tool or a machine designed for cutting, such as that of a chipper.

Synonyms of Knife

edge tool weapon arm weapon system tongue projection stab injure wound

Example sentences (20)

A key investor backed out of that plan earlier this year, he said, leaving the company’s finances on a knife edge.

A Kettering man is facing a lengthy prison stretch after admitting robbing a bookies while armed with a knife.

A bus and car burn on O’Connell Street in central Dublin, where violent scenes unfolded Thursday following a knife attack.

After paying, he watches the man's son take a knife to his clone -- the custom ritual of absolution -- in a highly-disturbing scene.

A fisherman who was caught by police with a knife in his car and £70 worth of cannabis as he drove through Inverness was fined £1155.

After being "fed up of being the bigger girl" she decided to go under the knife to get her weight under control ''once and for all''.

After obtaining a search warrant for the Walshes' home, blood was discovered in the basement, along with a bloodied and damaged knife.

Ajit first hit Anupam on the head with an iron rod and then slit his veins with a sharp knife.

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Using an electric knife or other sharp knife, slice the brisket against the grain into thin, ¼-inch thick slices.

The eight-inch chef knife is the classic all-around knife with a triangular blade, and it's typically used for slicing.

Slice the tomatoes with a sharp knife (I find a small serrated knife is best), so they are less than 5mm thick.

In a country filled with knife crime to see a famous actor threaten to knife anybody is absolutely disgusting!

He further denies possessing a knife on May 15 and threatening Mr McMillan with a knife between February 1 and March 31.

The suspect claimed that the deceased attempted to stab him with a knife however the knife was not recovered at the scene.

A knife pleat is a simple fold, while the box pleat is bulkier, consisting of two knife pleats back-to-back.

If you have to use a sawing motion or use the tip of the knife to pierce the flesh, your knife is too dull.

Hot Knife A hot knife is a form of soldering iron equipped with a double-edged blade that is situated on a heating element.

The word translated here as "murderer" is the Latin siccarius (Eng: "knife-man" or "dagger-man"), from the Latin for "knife".

It is alleged that he grabbed a silver kitchen knife and a red hunting knife from inside the store before the horrific attack.

A 14-year-old kid who wakes up one morning and takes a knife from his kitchen to stab a Jew in Jerusalem is not a terrorist – he’s a violent Arab.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you use "knife" in a sentence?
An example: "A key investor backed out of that plan earlier this year, he said, leaving the company’s finances on a knife edge." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "knife" from real English texts.
What does "knife" mean?
Knife means: A utensil or a tool designed for cutting, consisting of a flat piece of hard material, usually steel or other metal (the blade), usually sharpened on one edge, attached to a handle. The blade may be pointed for piercing.
What are synonyms of "knife"?
Common synonyms of "knife" include: edge tool, weapon, arm, weapon system, tongue, projection, stab, injure. Plus 1 more synonym.
How many example sentences with "knife" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "knife", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

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