bowie knife

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Recent Examples of bowie knife When the Republican Charles Sumner was struck down by a Southerner on the Senate floor, Raymond’s paper called for armed resistance by pistol, bludgeon, and bowie knife, if necessary. Matthew Karp, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025 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 Aside from their build, bowie knives serve multiple outdoor purposes. Jace Bauserman, Field & Stream, 19 July 2023 Adams recklessly tossed aside his rifle and jumped down a bank to chase the wolf with his bowie knife. Gary Kamiya, SFChronicle.com, 7 July 2018 During a mob scene, Thumbelina stabs one of the movie’s villains with a bowie knife before jumping on a table and mowing down the police with a machine gun. Matthew Sedacca, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bowie knife
Noun
  • Keep folding knives closed or sheath knives when not in use.
    Popular Science, Popular Science, 14 Apr. 2020
Noun
  • At Milan Fashion Week last month, the dagger heel was in the spotlight once again as the label doubled down on its heritage.
    Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Ultimately, Rainey wins over Loretta, who buys the dagger just so Rainey can keep it as a memory of Lester.
    Tom Smyth, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Security and prosperity proved strong enticements to accepting imperial rule, even if those benefits came at the point of a bayonet.
    Time, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The lens ships with front and rear caps, a reversible hood with a push-button release for its bayonet lock, and a soft carrying pouch.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • At least one of the many knife wounds on Greenberg’s body was to the back of her neck.
    Brandon Griggs, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Place the point of a large chef’s knife at the center of the lobster just below the large claws.
    Kathryn Gregory, Louisville Courier Journal, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Leipold said in his postgame press conference that a pocketknife had been thrown during the game and had hit a member of Kansas’ staff.
    Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Investigators allegedly recovered evidence from Louisma's car, including a pocketknife with blood stains on it, machetes, a rope, a roll of duct tape, pink HeyDude shoes, and a cut up pink shirt with duct tape wrapped around it, CBS2 Iowa reports.
    KC Baker, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Hacking a path through dense jungle with a machete.
    Kit Bernardi, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Bohler is reportedly accused of approaching Rakeem Tayquon Young, 34, while Young was walking his dog, Chanel, and pulling out a machete while threatening to kill the animal.
    Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The shoes had a thin stiletto and a low, curved front that left just enough of the toe visible.
    Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Wearing Inappropriate Apparel Save the stilettos or polished leather shoes for another day.
    Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Jackson said Burgin threatened her with a handgun and also has a rifle and a switchblade, the filing says.
    Christie D’Zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025
  • The agency shares that knives of any length, including switchblades, are not permitted on board aircraft and through TSA checkpoints.
    Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 8 May 2025

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“Bowie knife.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bowie%20knife. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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