Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for switch 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 -
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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Keep folding knives closed or sheath knives when not in use.—
Popular Science,
Popular Science,
14 Apr. 2020
Noun
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Ultimately, Rainey wins over Loretta, who buys the dagger just so Rainey can keep it as a memory of Lester.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
30 Sep. 2025
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The dagger was a 69-yard catch-and-run by Robinson in the third quarter, with linebacker Bobby Wagner trailing in coverage.—
Nicki Jhabvala,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The lens ships with front and rear caps, a reversible hood with a push-button release for its bayonet lock, and a soft carrying pouch.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
9 Sep. 2025
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Another long-leaf cactus, the Spanish bayonet, was diabolically equipped with a blood groove.—
Tim Kelly,
Outdoor Life,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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
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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
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In three days time, Nashville Police launched investigations into two separate machete attacks.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
1 Oct. 2025
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Police started searching the area near South Clay Street and North Drive and found a man carrying a machete and commanded him to drop it, the department said in a news release.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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During the ensuing fight near the trail, the man gained control of Heskett’s pocketknife, stabbing him with it, Zajac was told – an account that would unravel by day’s end.—
Andi Babineau,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
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Investigators allegedly recovered evidence from Louisma's car, including a pocketknife with blood stains on it, machetes, a rope, a roll of duct tape, pink HeyDude shoes, and a cut up pink shirt with duct tape wrapped around it, CBS2 Iowa reports.—
KC Baker,
PEOPLE,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Switch knife.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/switch%20knife. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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