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Recent Examples of sheath knife
Keep folding knives closed or sheath knives when not in use.
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Popular Science, 14 Apr. 2020
Popular Science, 14 Apr. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sheath knife
Noun
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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
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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
Noun
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But the award has to go to Matheus Cunha’s long-range dagger — a dramatic late winner curled past Gabriel’s desperate lunge and David Raya’s despairing dive into the bottom corner — to set the away crowd into rapturous applause.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
26 May 2026
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The Blue Jays have plenty to reflect on after the opening loss, not to mention a season that has not met expectations, but perhaps the sharpest dagger of the game came courtesy of Yankees second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr.—
Peter Chawaga,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
Noun
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In all three cases, the light-saber-like lighting unit itself quickly attaches/detaches to and from a bayonet mount at the rear end of the main bracket.—
Ben Coxworth
May 15,
New Atlas,
15 May 2026
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The assailant stabbed the pope with a bayonet, but the assassination attempt was unsuccessful.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
Noun
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Once the potato starts sprouting, gently twist off the slips or use a knife to cut them off.—
Asia London Palomba,
The Spruce,
31 May 2026
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One of the teens used his pocket knife to defend himself when the armed men came after him and his friend.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 May 2026
Noun
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Police say Mendez-Marin was found with blood on his clothes and a bloody pocketknife at the scene.—
Stepheny Price , Ashley Papa , Elizabeth Pritchett,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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Police said Gregory then pulled out a pocketknife, threatened to stab the juvenile and began stealing a PlayStation console and controllers.—
Garrett Behanna,
CBS News,
18 Jan. 2026
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One of the attackers was armed with a machete, according to KTLA.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
30 May 2026
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Now Busey’s holding a club, not a machete.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 May 2026
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Nancy Pelosi, Kamala Harris − the memoir settles a few scores, but generally with a stiletto rather than a hatchet.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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June Ambrose’s shoe collaboration with Naturalizer, for example, features Ghillie lace up stiletto sneaker pumps, while Sneex specializes in sneaker-heel hybrid options.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
28 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Sheath knife.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sheath%20knife. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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