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Recent Examples of pocketknifeInside his bag was a homemade explosive device, binoculars, a pocketknife and a torch lighter.—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 23 July 2025 After investigating, police learned a man, later identified as Robert Dean, of New Mexico, came up behind the victim and stabbed him with a pocketknife in an unprovoked attack, officers said.—Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2025 Officers also recovered 11 orange pills believed to be Adderall and a pocketknife from Tracy’s pocket.—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 23 June 2025 The pocketknife was recovered in the woods with the assistance of a Bristol police dog, Farmington police said.—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pocketknife
Plus, grab knife sets and a nifty electric can opener to streamline your cooking.
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Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
16 Sep. 2025
Zarutska, 23, died in a public knife attack on Charlotte Area Transit System’s Lynx Blue Line in late August, and her death heightened discussions about safety on and near the city’s public transit.
Sheen took the boot and swung a machete around on a rooftop to the tune of a million Twitter followers in a day and die-hard fans cheering his meltdown one-man shows.
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Zoe Guy,
Vulture,
9 Sep. 2025
That includes a disturbing attack in a Regal Cinema parking lot in 2022 involving a man who says he was attacked at random by the same suspect who was brandishing a machete.
The dagger in this come-from-behind win was a nine-play drive that ended with a 14-yard touchdown run by none other than McCarthy, who kept the ball on a third-and-1 read option from the Chicago 14-yard line.
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Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Smith’s 36-yard prayer that converted third-and-20 in the final minutes may have been the dagger Sunday, but his completions of 30, 38 and 28 yards on prior scoring drives pulled Las Vegas into the lead.
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.
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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.
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Sean Kingsley,
Smithsonian Magazine,
15 May 2024
Long Skirt + Tank + Oversize Jacket Play with texture by mixing suede boots with stiletto or kitten heels with an oversized leather bomber jacket, a combination that has a polished vibe without being overly fussy or complicated to put together.
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Aemilia Madden,
Glamour,
29 Aug. 2025
Tuck it into a pair of dark wash jeans with loafers or stiletto boots.
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.
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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.
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