knifepoint

noun

knife·​point ˈnīf-ˌpȯint 

: the point of a knife

see also:

at knifepoint

Examples of knifepoint in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Investigators subsequently learned she had been kidnapped at knifepoint and taken from her bedroom by Brian David Mitchell and his wife, Wanda Barzee. —Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026

By the time Noemi Guzman held a toddler at knifepoint in front of a Nebraska Walmart, the 31-year-old woman had struggled with mental illness for several years of her life. —Selina Guevara, NBC news, 19 Apr. 2026

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

Word History

First Known Use

1585, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing knifepoint

• at knifepoint

Rhymes for knifepoint

• counterpoint
• disappoint
• multipoint
• needlepoint
• reappoint
• adjoint
• anoint
• appoint
• checkpoint
• conjoint
• disjoint
• endpoint