pocketknife
noun
pock·et·knife
ˈpä-kət-ˌnīf 
: a knife that has one or more blades that fold into the handle and that can be carried in the pocket
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Brown, 34, could face the death penalty in the killing of Zarutska, who was stabbed from behind with a pocketknife while seated and looking at her phone in an unprovoked attack on August 22, 2025.
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Andy Buck, CNN Money, 9 June 2026
The teen said Katz had bought him a spinning ring and a pocketknife and gifts for his siblings that included a Nintendo Switch.
—Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
Prosecutors say Krusell stabbed Hatcher in the chest with a pocketknife before leaving the scene for a neighboring city.
—Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 1 June 2026
Cadets in the video described stabbing him with their pocketknives during a desperate struggle for the gun.
—Phil Helsel, NBC news, 10 Apr. 2026
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Andy Buck, CNN Money, 9 June 2026
The teen said Katz had bought him a spinning ring and a pocketknife and gifts for his siblings that included a Nintendo Switch.
—Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
Prosecutors say Krusell stabbed Hatcher in the chest with a pocketknife before leaving the scene for a neighboring city.
—Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 1 June 2026
Cadets in the video described stabbing him with their pocketknives during a desperate struggle for the gun.
—Phil Helsel, NBC news, 10 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for pocketknife
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pocketknife
noun
pock·et·knife
ˈpäk-ət-ˌnīf
: a knife that has one or more blades that fold into the handle and that can be carried in the pocket
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