sheath knife

Definition of sheath knifenext

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Recent Examples of sheath knife Keep folding knives closed or sheath knives when not in use. Popular Science, 14 Apr. 2020
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Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • Digwa, 23, was convicted of murder for stabbing Nowak with an 8-inch (21 centimeter) Sikh dagger and sentenced this week to life in prison with a minimum 21-year term.
    ABC News, ABC News, 7 June 2026
  • Brunson’s off-balance jumper from the elbow with 37 seconds remaining — which followed a pump fake and some creative footwork against the Spurs’ Devin Vassell — served as the dagger.
    Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 5 June 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • The assailant stabbed the pope with a bayonet, but the assassination attempt was unsuccessful.
    USA Today, USA Today, 6 May 2026
Noun
  • Each person had three glasses and five forks and knives to help them through the night.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 June 2026
  • On Monday, the killer, a Sikh man, was sentenced to life in prison over the knife attack last December.
    Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 7 June 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • Trash and graffiti accumulated; a maintenance worker was reportedly chased off by a machete-wielding transient.
    Max Kutner, HollywoodReporter, 7 June 2026
  • One of the attackers was armed with a machete, according to KTLA.
    Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 30 May 2026
Noun
  • The shoes are set on an ultra-slim 120mm stiletto and incredibly steep heel that reveals the Loubi red of the iconic sole.
    Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 4 June 2026
  • Kitten-heeled or stiletto-ed, red carpet step and repeating or traversing the city streets, Holmes has found a new, hard-working staple in the form of the thong sandal.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 4 June 2026

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“Sheath knife.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sheath%20knife. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.

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