shiv

slang

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of shiv Chimney walks them through using the shiv to slice down to the muscle along the girl’s leg. Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2024 The victim was sitting alone at a table when a man sneaked up behind him and pulled out a shiv from his waistband. Rich Schapiro, NBC News, 18 Sep. 2024 For those of you uneducated about Star War Legos, in layman terms this means I was stabbed by a collection of Legos shaped like a prison shiv. Sherry Kuehl, Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2024 When the dust settles, Torres looks down to see a shiv sticking out of his side. EW.com, 12 Feb. 2024 See All Example Sentences for shiv
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shiv
Noun
  • The woman took off and was found hiding in nearby woods holding a knife, police told WCMH.
    Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The labor market is balancing on a knife edge, with little hiring and little firing making for tight conditions.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Guess where most cord cutters and cord nevers are flocking instead for their broadcast and cable fix?
    Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Two weeks ago, Ramírez clobbered a cutter from Troy Melton for a go-ahead home run to complete a sweep in Detroit.
    Zack Meisel, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025

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“Shiv.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shiv. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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