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switchblade

noun

Definition of switchblade

as in dagger

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Recent Examples of switchblade The organization Knife Rights and other plaintiffs filed a lawsuit in 2023 in San Diego federal court challenging California’s switchblade prohibition. — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2026 Davis stabbed the father eight times with a switchblade in the stomach, face, neck and arm, and the victim’s wife called 911, prosecutors said. — Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026 Jackson said Burgin threatened her with a handgun and also has a rifle and a switchblade, the filing says. — Christie D’zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025 Instead, switchblades are primarily sold to collectors, first responders and the military, the complaint states. — Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 9 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for switchblade

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Noun

This instantly alerts nearby Deadite Jessica to the dagger's presence, prompting her to turn her attention to eliminating the Price family and destroying it.

— Megan McCluskey, Time, 10 July 2026
The one useful nugget revealed in its sinister pages this time is the existence of an ancient dagger that is the sole means of killing a deadite for good.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026

Definition of dagger

Noun

Police allegedly found a pocketknife on him and a gun in the vehicle.

— Mamie Bah, CBS News, 30 June 2026
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

Definition of pocketknife

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The Korean multi-discipline designer Minjae Kim, produced a set of knife, fork and spoon – along with a set of chopsticks.

— Jessica Salter, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
Hold the corn, tip down, in the bowl, and using a sharp knife, cut straight down between the kernels and the cob, cutting as close to the cob as possible and rotating the ear about a quarter turn after each cut.

— Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 7 July 2026

Definition of knife

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But one video posted to social media that appears to show a young man wielding a machete and counting down to the deadline has put migrants like Nyirenda on edge.

— Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 29 June 2026
After speaking with witnesses, officers learned that the man was involved in a verbal and physical argument with a woman and dragged her down the street while being armed with a machete.

— Briauna Brown, CBS News, 29 June 2026

Definition of machete

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Kloss sported a strapless satin gown, pairing it with a matching clutch and stiletto sandals.

— Hannah Malach, InStyle, 3 July 2026
The $850 style is cut higher on the foot than a low-vamp pump, with a dramatic point, slim 100mm stiletto and small JC emblem at the back.

— Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 30 June 2026

Definition of stiletto

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The workers blamed Landi — who was still in charge — for their troubles, and an image of Landi posing, pirate-style, with a cartoon-villain expression and a cutlass between his teeth became a symbol for Eutelia’s misdeeds.

— Atossa Araxia Abrahamian Atossa Araxia Abrahamian, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
The ultimate prop was the pirate flag, which could be decorated with a skull and crossbones (as in the classic Jolly Roger design), bleeding hearts, hourglasses, spears, cutlasses and skeletons.

— Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2024

Definition of cutlass

Noun

Back then, students halted studies to pick up rifles, muskets, and bayonets.

— Ira Porter, Christian Science Monitor, 3 July 2026
The Continental Army went into the battle with a two-to-one advantage in numbers, but when most of the American militia crumbled in the face of a British bayonet charge, Pumphrey's unit was outnumbered, Wise says.

— Scott Neuman, NPR, 23 June 2026

Definition of bayonet

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