Below you will find example sentences with "utility knife". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Utility Knife in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 15
  • Discovered as a combination around: knife
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 11
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 25.5 words

Words in this phrase

utility knife

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • utility can mean: The state or condition of being useful; usefulness. Frequent word
  • knife can mean: A utensil or a tool designed for cutting, consisting of a flat piece of hard material, usually steel or other metal (the blade), usually ... Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 8 start, 5 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 15 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

a sharp utility knife 1× as the utility knife carried by 1× fixed blade utility knife for fixed 1× fixed blade utility knife had evolved 1× fixed blade utility knife was developed 1× folding blade utility knife is popular 1× of workplace utility knife is the 1× off blade utility knife another style 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a very common 1× by the 19th 1× contemporary utility knives 1× fixed blade utility 1× history the fixed 1× in june 2004 1×

Common sentence endings:

and model making 1× and outdoor use 1× as the answer 1× campfires and meals 1× knife or boxcutter 1× made of stone 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

blade 9× fixed 5× knives 4× folding 3× known 3× stanley 3× segmented 3× popular 2× types 2× workplace 2× retractable 2× acto 2×

Related phrases

knife crime utility room utility bills kitchen knife public utility knife attack power utility water utility carrying knife utility bill

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around knife:

knife crime 15× kitchen knife 9× knife attack 7×

Just before it in the phrase index:

utility bills utility bill utah jazz utah department usually refers usually involves

Just after it in the phrase index:

utility room utmost importance vaccine development vaccine mandate valley bank valley high

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

utility room utility bills utility bill

Same ending:

kitchen knife carrying knife

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "utility knife" has 2 words and usually appears near the start in these examples. The average sentence has 25.5 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as a sharp utility knife, as the utility knife carried by, blade, fixed and knives stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with knife crime, utility room, utility bills, knife crime, kitchen knife and knife attack, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with utility knife

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

Fixed blade utility knife For Fixed-blade X-Acto knife for handicrafts and model making. (15 words)

When trimming the door to size, always score the cutline with a sharp utility knife. (15 words)

In June 2004, a Japanese student was slashed to death with a segmented-type utility knife. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

Only four of the names are known for certain, the others being Marwan al-Shehhi, Khalid al-Mihdhar and Nawaf al-Hazmi. citation On August 30 he was recorded purchasing a utility knife from a Wal-Mart store near the hotel where he stayed prior to 9/11. (48 words)

One of the most popular types of workplace utility knife is the retractable or folding utility knife (also known as a Stanley knife, box cutter, X-Acto knife, or by various other names). (33 words)

Many types of knives are used as tools, such as the utility knife carried by soldiers, the pocket knife carried by hikers and the hunting knife used by hunters. (29 words)

Example sentences (15)

One of the most popular types of workplace utility knife is the retractable or folding utility knife (also known as a Stanley knife, box cutter, X-Acto knife, or by various other names).

Contemporary utility knives A Stanley 99E utility knife, fully retracted The fixed or folding blade utility knife is popular for both indoor and outdoor use.

Segmented blade or "snap-off blade" utility knife Another style is a snap-off utility knife that contains a long, segmented blade that slides out from it.

A very common form of sliding knife is the sliding utility knife (commonly known as a stanley knife or boxcutter).

Many types of knives are used as tools, such as the utility knife carried by soldiers, the pocket knife carried by hikers and the hunting knife used by hunters.

The chef knife will slice, dice, chop, and more, while the utility knife is great for peeling and portioning with perfect accuracy.

By the 19th century the fixed-blade utility knife had evolved into a steel-bladed outdoors field knife capable of butchering game, cutting wood, and preparing campfires and meals.

Fixed blade utility knife For Fixed-blade X-Acto knife for handicrafts and model making.

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It's soon revealed that Batman was just stalling and has produced a utility knife to cut through the ropes tying him, as well as the answer.

When trimming the door to size, always score the cutline with a sharp utility knife.

History The fixed-blade utility knife was developed some 500,000 years ago, when human ancestors began to make knives made of stone.

In June 2004, a Japanese student was slashed to death with a segmented-type utility knife.

Only four of the names are known for certain, the others being Marwan al-Shehhi, Khalid al-Mihdhar and Nawaf al-Hazmi. citation On August 30 he was recorded purchasing a utility knife from a Wal-Mart store near the hotel where he stayed prior to 9/11.

The blades for this type of utility knife come in both double- and single-ended versions, and are interchangeable with many, but not all, of the later copies.

Today, the term "utility knife" also includes small folding or retractable-blade knives suited for use in the modern workplace or in the construction industry.

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