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
  • At least one of the many knife wounds on Greenberg’s body was to the back of her neck.
    Brandon Griggs, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Place the point of a large chef’s knife at the center of the lobster just below the large claws.
    Kathryn Gregory, Louisville Courier Journal, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Without access to many kitchen supplies, the women improvised, using wine bottles and shell casings as rolling pins and baking soda tins as cutters.
    Laura Daniella Sepulveda, AZCentral.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Walker also wanted Scherzer to execute his fastball and slider glove side, throw a strike-to-ball changeup and place his cutter at the top of the zone.
    Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025

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“Shiv.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shiv. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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