knife

Example Sentences

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“Either that’s for you or for your teammates, but continue to be aggressive. … I’m a Swiss Army knife, so kind of do a little bit of everything.”

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

Gomez twists the knife deeper for a good cause: He wants you not just to look but to really see.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

He died of heart failure and acute pulmonary edema -- a condition where fluid accumulates in the lungs -- two weeks after going under the knife.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

Renn hesitated, then unslung her pack and knelt, but still with her knife trained on Torak.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver