knifepoint

noun

knife·​point ˈnīf-ˌpȯint How to pronounce knifepoint (audio)
: the point of a knife
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Husien then reportedly committed robberies at an unspecified minimart and at a San Jose liquor store on McKee Road, the latter allegedly at knifepoint. Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026 Recently, Federal Hill has reportedly had a string of break-ins, a wave of vandalism, a 39-year-old woman injured in a shooting, and a woman who was allegedly carjacked at knifepoint with her child in the car. Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026 Abdelrahman says he was once interrogated by RSF fighters, while several of his colleagues have been robbed at knifepoint. ABC News, 27 Feb. 2026 He was busted for robbery in November for stealing merchandise worth $250 at knifepoint from a Bronx Walgreens, according to sources. Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for knifepoint

Word History

First Known Use

1585, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of knifepoint was in 1585

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“Knifepoint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/knifepoint. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.

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