How do you use Knifepoint in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Knifepoint in a sentence
Knifepoint meaning
The pointed end of a knife.
Using Knifepoint
- The main meaning on this page is: The pointed end of a knife.
- In the example corpus, knifepoint often appears in combinations such as: at knifepoint, knifepoint and, knifepoint robbery.
Context around Knifepoint
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 9 middle, 11 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Knifepoint
- In this selection, "knifepoint" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 21.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, nasty, armed, alleged, robbery, inside and held stand out and add context to how "knifepoint" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include woman at knifepoint and a nasty knifepoint robbery in. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "knifepoint" sits close to words such as aapl, absolved and adaption, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with knifepoint
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He then raped the woman at knifepoint. (7 words)
Approach him, and he'll hold the player character at knifepoint. (11 words)
Feedback on “Dublin man accused of holding up shop at knifepoint held”. (12 words)
The only link between a man who is on trial accused of being involved in a knifepoint robbery at the home of Olympic cyclist and the offence “is the phone that he denies is his”, a court heard. (38 words)
Cameron Robinson and David Tierney are also starting lengthy jail terms after robbing a house in at knifepoint and leaving the victim ‘absolutely terrified’ and pleading with them about her baby who slept upstairs. (34 words)
Chand followed him inside and held him at knifepoint until Dhaliwal tried to fight back and four gym-goers jumped into action — pouncing on the assailant, according to footage of the assault. (32 words)
Example sentences (20)
A 'dangerous' drug-dealing teen who was part of a nasty knifepoint robbery in a park has been jailed.
A dangerous thug kidnapped his adoptive parents at knifepoint and trapped them in a car for the sake of £500.
A Hallam robber who held up a bottle-shop worker at knifepoint in the middle of the day has been spared jail.
Approach him, and he'll hold the player character at knifepoint.
British Transport Police want to speak with these men following an alleged robbery at knifepoint at Acocks Green Station.
Cameron Robinson and David Tierney are also starting lengthy jail terms after robbing a house in at knifepoint and leaving the victim ‘absolutely terrified’ and pleading with them about her baby who slept upstairs.
Chand followed him inside and held him at knifepoint until Dhaliwal tried to fight back and four gym-goers jumped into action — pouncing on the assailant, according to footage of the assault.
In August, he was jailed for a maximum of eight-and-a-half years for raping a woman at knifepoint.
Johnson had convictions for 71 previous offences, including being jailed in 2017 for seven years, with extended licence of three years, for an armed knifepoint robbery at a Hull newsagents.
Michael turned down an alley and saw two men robbing a young couple at knifepoint.
Police have arrested two people after launching an investigation into an alleged knifepoint robbery in Derbyshire – as well as tracing a wanted man.
The accused also robbed an auto-rickshaw driver at knifepoint and later dumped the vehicle near a police picket to evade arrest.
The only link between a man who is on trial accused of being involved in a knifepoint robbery at the home of Olympic cyclist and the offence “is the phone that he denies is his”, a court heard.
The taser perturbed the suspect, who ran into the medical building and allegedly held the woman at knifepoint inside.
They immediately called the police but the criminals had infiltrated the property, holding the family at knifepoint.
Another resident took to social media to claim a family relative was also subject to a knifepoint robbery in Gloucester Park this week.
As Catherine tells Stephen in 's finale, Jonathan broke into her hotel room and forced her at knifepoint to undress.
A scathing House Judiciary Committee report excoriated the Biden-Harris administration for springing four illegal migrants from Venezuela who went on to savagely beat a Chicago man unconscious during a knifepoint robbery.
Feedback on “Dublin man accused of holding up shop at knifepoint held”.
He then raped the woman at knifepoint.
Common combinations with knifepoint
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- at knifepoint 46×
- knifepoint and 8×
- knifepoint robbery 6×
- knifepoint in 4×
- knifepoint by 3×
- knifepoint while 2×