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Recent Examples of pocketknife
After all, what says hardcore quite like amputating your own fingertip with a pocketknife?
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Sarah Goodman, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
The man forced the boyfriend into the bathroom at gunpoint with a revolver while the woman pulled out a pocketknife and began going through the victim’s belongings, the affidavit said.
—Silas Morgan, Orlando Sentinel, 26 Dec. 2024
Neal’s lawyer argued that Hopkins was wearing a tool belt that included blunt objects and a closed pocketknife, making the homicide self-defense.
—Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2024
For example, Catherine doesn’t mention that Jonathan pierced his arm with his pocketknife — a gift from Mr. Brigstocke — and forced her to drink the blood.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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Sarah Goodman, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
The man forced the boyfriend into the bathroom at gunpoint with a revolver while the woman pulled out a pocketknife and began going through the victim’s belongings, the affidavit said.
—Silas Morgan, Orlando Sentinel, 26 Dec. 2024
Neal’s lawyer argued that Hopkins was wearing a tool belt that included blunt objects and a closed pocketknife, making the homicide self-defense.
—Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2024
For example, Catherine doesn’t mention that Jonathan pierced his arm with his pocketknife — a gift from Mr. Brigstocke — and forced her to drink the blood.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pocketknife
Noun
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All knives need to be sharpened over time to improve their usability, but some knives require more frequent sharpening.—
Jesse Raub,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
7 Apr. 2025
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Reduce heat to medium-low and cook on the second side until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, 5 minutes.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Who went home on 'Survivor' Season 48, Episode 1? After the first challenge on the beach saw the Lagi tribe victorious, winning a machete, flint and a pot, the losing Vula and Civa tribes had to send to tribe members to compete for a chance to win those materials.—
Emily DeLetter,
USA TODAY,
28 Feb. 2025
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Umana then turned toward the officers and raised the machete, the video showed.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The dagger is a metallurgical masterpiece that could be up to 2,500 years old, per the statement.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 Apr. 2025
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Threaten the rubber hand by attempting to stab it with a dagger, for instance, and the participants exhibit an involuntary startle or fear response.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In June 2021, Joel Arciniega-Saenz stabbed James Garcia 84 times and severed a finger with a switchblade before decapitating him, according to a March 5 news release by the Doña Ana County District Attorney’s Office.—
Paloma Chavez,
Sacramento Bee,
7 Mar. 2025
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Other Nixon advertisements showed images of urban riots, street crime and student protesters alongside pictures of rifles, switchblades and hypodermic needles.—
Jonathan Zimmerman,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2025
Noun
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For the occasion, the office of the local governor had prepared an elaborate ceremony, with a military band and an honor guard standing at attention, the bayonets of their rifles glinting in the sun.—
Simon Shuster,
TIME,
24 Mar. 2025
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Striking miners were astonished to discover soldiers from the U.S. Army disembarking from train cars, their bayonets glittering in the frosty air.—
Michael Luo,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The workers blamed Landi — who was still in charge — for their troubles, and an image of Landi posing, pirate-style, with a cartoon-villain expression and a cutlass between his teeth became a symbol for Eutelia’s misdeeds.—
Atossa Araxia Abrahamian Atossa Araxia Abrahamian,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2025
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The ultimate prop was the pirate flag, which could be decorated with a skull and crossbones (as in the classic Jolly Roger design), bleeding hearts, hourglasses, spears, cutlasses and skeletons.—
Sean Kingsley,
Smithsonian Magazine,
15 May 2024
Noun
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The look was finished off with a white coat draped over her shoulders, ankle-strap stilettos, and oversized sunglasses.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Mix and match it with a variety of shirt and jacket combinations, such as a snug white tee and jean jacket; complete the look with sneakers, sandals, or stiletto booties.—
Emily Weaver,
People.com,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The speaker that February night was Cassius Marcellus Clay, a bold and brawling Kentucky abolitionist, equally skilled with a stump speech and a bowie knife.—
Jon Grinspan,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 Apr. 2024
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There’s a reason bowie knives were developed to be fighting knives.—
Jace Bauserman,
Field & Stream,
19 July 2023
Cite this Entry
“Pocketknife.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pocketknife. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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