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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
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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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Like Cynthia notes, clearly the rift between Porsha and Shamea is bigger than the show, but from a viewer’s perspective, only one party continues to throw daggers.—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
15 June 2026
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Digwa was convicted of murder for stabbing Nowak with a Sikh dagger and sentenced last week to life in prison with a minimum 21-year term.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 June 2026
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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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There is an art to cutting a cantaloupe, which starts long before grabbing the knife and cutting board.—
Alexandra Frost,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
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Excavations also revealed pits containing pottery, bones and a symbolic flint knife, suggesting the area may have hosted ceremonial gatherings long before Stonehenge became the iconic monument seen today.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
Noun
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Brown, 34, could face the death penalty in the killing of Zarutska, who was stabbed from behind with a pocketknife while seated and looking at her phone in an unprovoked attack on August 22, 2025.—
Andy Buck,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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The teen said Katz had bought him a spinning ring and a pocketknife and gifts for his siblings that included a Nintendo Switch.—
Christine Pelisek,
PEOPLE,
8 June 2026
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Like Jason, Widow’s Bay’s Boogeyman sports a machete.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
15 June 2026
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Authorities also determined that Gallimore used his Gurkha Kukri-style machete to slash two vehicles parked at the scene and assaulted a separate individual during the incident, the sheriff’s office alleges.—
Maveah Griffith,
Charlotte Observer,
11 June 2026
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Events like Ball Without Billionaires seem to usher in a new chapter in activism – one in which solidarity might also be forged in stilettos.—
Eileen G'Sell,
The Conversation,
8 June 2026
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So to be fake pregnant in stilettos and chic corporate wear, with full beat, full Kris Jenner beat, was different.—
Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
5 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Sheath knife.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sheath%20knife. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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