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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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That plunged the dagger – with 25 seconds left in the second quarter.—
Mirjam Swanson,
Oc Register,
31 Aug. 2025
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But Mickey Gasper stunned everyone with a leadoff home run, the first of his career, and then Matt Wallner provided the dagger with a three-run shot to secure the win.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Soldiers were known to use bayonets, rocks, and even gunfire to get their cans open.—
Popular Science Team,
Popular Science,
28 Aug. 2025
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For one moment, Tex Watson, armed with a gun and a bayonet, turned his back, and Sebring charged him.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
9 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Bald Knob police responded to a disturbance call at the food truck and found that two men had been arguing when one of them stabbed the other with a knife multiple times, Bald Knob police Chief Larry House said.—
Rafael Escalera Montoto,
Arkansas Online,
3 Sep. 2025
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The officer who shot the projectiles could be heard saying a knife was by Ellis' shoulder and the hatchet was by his legs.—
Elena Santa Cruz,
AZCentral.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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When the juveniles returned to take a picture of the vehicle’s license plate, Mumme allegedly exited the building and confronted them with a pocketknife, police said.—
Gloria Casas,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Aug. 2025
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Inside his bag was a homemade explosive device, binoculars, a pocketknife and a torch lighter.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
23 July 2025
Noun
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The man and woman were assaulted, according to police, and they were both stabbed multiple times with a machete.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Man, ever since Ashley Olsen took a machete hiking, there have been no rules.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
26 Aug. 2025
Noun
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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.—
Aemilia Madden,
Glamour,
29 Aug. 2025
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Nicki Minaj is raising her glass to Pink, who tried out the rapper’s viral stiletto challenge and absolutely knocked it out of the park.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
15 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Sheath knife.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sheath%20knife. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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