How do you use Pocketknife in a sentence? See 8 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like knife, plus the exact meaning.
Pocketknife in a sentence
Pocketknife meaning
A knife small enough for carrying safely and handily in a pocket; usually a folding knife (with blades or tools that the user can fold or retract into the handle).
Synonyms of Pocketknife
Using Pocketknife
- The main meaning on this page is: A knife small enough for carrying safely and handily in a pocket; usually a folding knife (with blades or tools that the user can fold or retract into the handle).
- Useful related words include: pocket knife, knife.
Context around Pocketknife
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 5 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Pocketknife
- In this selection, "pocketknife" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, folded, blade, fishing, scarring and lying stand out and add context to how "pocketknife" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a folded pocketknife lying on and extended the pocketknife s blade. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "pocketknife" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with pocketknife
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The blade holder may either retract or fold into the handle, much like a folding-blade pocketknife. (17 words)
The charges alleged that Turner then pulled out a pocketknife and threatened to stab the employee when he was confronted about the theft. (23 words)
Although she acknowledges that she showed the girl the keys, she insists that she never extended the pocketknife's blade or put it anywhere near her leg. (27 words)
Police have said Wheeler entered the dorm room of a 19-year-old student he didn’t know in February 2017 and swiped at her neck with a pocketknife, scarring the woman but not seriously injuring her. (37 words)
Rice testified he found the red-handled knife and a folded pocketknife lying on the floor under a chair as he went through the apartment to check for evidence of the crime. (32 words)
The teacher’s aide then used a pocketknife to cut the seat belt, and together they grasped the driver and tugging hard, removed him from the vehicle and dragged him away. (31 words)
Example sentences (8)
The charges alleged that Turner then pulled out a pocketknife and threatened to stab the employee when he was confronted about the theft.
Although she acknowledges that she showed the girl the keys, she insists that she never extended the pocketknife's blade or put it anywhere near her leg.
The teacher’s aide then used a pocketknife to cut the seat belt, and together they grasped the driver and tugging hard, removed him from the vehicle and dragged him away.
I don’t mean the basic skills of manliness, like tying a necktie, sharpening a pocketknife, fishing, or manners (although there is a wonderful website that does just that.
If the pores on the underside of the cap are easily scraped off in the field by gently using a pocketknife or fingernail, it is a keeper for the cooker.
Police have said Wheeler entered the dorm room of a 19-year-old student he didn’t know in February 2017 and swiped at her neck with a pocketknife, scarring the woman but not seriously injuring her.
Rice testified he found the red-handled knife and a folded pocketknife lying on the floor under a chair as he went through the apartment to check for evidence of the crime.
The blade holder may either retract or fold into the handle, much like a folding-blade pocketknife.