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machete

noun

Definition of machete

as in knife

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Recent Examples of machete When his body was found, his wounds appeared to have been inflicted with a knife or machete. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026 As if on cue, Guerrero’s 98 year old father hikes up the hill to greet us, with the aid of two walking sticks and a machete hanging from his makeshift belt. — Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 The call details stated that a man was attacking people with a machete at that location, police said. — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Aug. 2026 Photograph by Tajette O’Halloran for The New Yorker Two months later, Luwi was playing cards with friends under a tree when a man came from behind and struck him in the head with a machete. — Rachel Aviv, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for machete

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Noun

The expert was expected to say the positioning of the bodies, the branches on the remains, the outdoor location of the crime and knife wounds to the victims all were indications of pagan rituals.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026
In this age of unremitting test screenings and CinemaScore, downer endings typically score lower, so Abrams appreciates that Cregger and Sony weren’t afraid to figuratively twist the knife in the audience.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of knife

Noun

Cody Lawrence also said a pocketknife fell out of his sweatshirt during the struggle, so his father may have been stabbed.

— Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
My grandfather, PopPop, is 99 and still shucks oysters using a bandana draped over one hand and a pocketknife in the other.

— Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 31 July 2026

Definition of pocketknife

Noun

Both his suggestion and the jolly appreciation seem out of tune with the situation ‘far from home’, which may be a military manoeuvre involving mock battles and bayonet practice, or a preparation for actual combat.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026
One of the standout features of these new headphones is their special locking cable, which uses a secure bayonet connection that’s designed to stay firmly attached during use.

— Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

Definition of bayonet

Noun

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
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

Definition of cutlass

Noun

Chris Cooper, a political scientist at Western Carolina University (of no relation to the candidate), sometimes jokes that Roy Cooper is like Mister Rogers, if Mister Rogers carried a switchblade.

— David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026
If the trade does go through as is, then other questions about the Raptors sprout up — namely, what is to come of RJ Barrett, the 26-year-old switchblade entering the final season of his contract and eligible for an extension this summer.

— Fred Katz, New York Times, 16 July 2026

Definition of switchblade

Noun

Hathaway has also paired gold Gianvito Rossi stiletto sandals with a teal dress, and fuchsia and red cap-toe Aquazzura slingback pumps with jeans and a Prabal Gurung top.

— Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026
In photos shared by the Daily Mail, Amal turned heads in her flowy maxiskirt, which was covered in a serpentine print and featured a bold center slit that showed off a pair of towering brown stiletto sandals that were secured with an ankle strap.

— Lara Walsh, InStyle, 5 Sep. 2026

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