knife

Definition:
1. Edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle.
2. A weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point.
3. Any long thin projection that is transient.
4. Use a knife on.

Use 'knife' in a sentence:

• 1. She was playing with a knife, so I took it off her.
• 2. He killed her with a thrust of the knife.
• 3. Two of the knife thrusts were fatal.
• 4. The knife had penetrated his chest.
• 5. His hand went limp and the knife clattered to the ground.
• 6. She was playing with a knife, so I took it away from her.
• 7. I did not know Jamie had a knife.
• 8. He thrust at me with a knife.
• 9. He ran at me with a knife.
• 10. The knife gleamed as it caught the light.
• 11. Slit the roll with a sharp knife.
• 12. He picked up the knife and gave it to me.
• 13. He held the knife by its blade.
• 14. She came at me with a knife.
• 15. Put that knife down before you hurt somebody!
• 16. He started to sharpen his knife.
• 17. Cut it with a knife.
• 18. The man whipped out a knife.
• 19. The deliberate cruelty of his words cut her like a knife.
• 20. She was murdered in a frenzied knife attack.
• 21. He was attacked by a man wielding a knife.
• 22. She went for him with a knife.
• 23. Mind you don't cut yourself ─ that knife's very sharp.
• 24. She used a knife to prise open the lid.
• 25. He held the knife to her throat.
• 26. I levered the lid off the pot with a knife.
• 27. He pierced another hole in his belt with his knife.
• 28. The knife sliced his jacket.
• 29. The edge is as blunt as an old butter knife.
• 30. Trim rough edges with a sharp knife.
• 31. The first exhibit was a knife which the prosecution claimed was the murder weapon.
• 32. There is no proof that the knife belonged to her.
• 33. All our officers are trained to defend themselves against knife attacks.
• 34. He appeared in the lounge brandishing a knife.
• 35. She plunged the knife deep into his chest.
• 36. She handed the knife back.
• 37. I cut myself on a knife.
• 38. He dropped the knife and it clattered on the stone floor.
• 39. A sharp knife makes a clean cut.
• 40. This knife won't cut.
• 41. This knife needs sharpening.
• 42. Score the card first with a knife.
• 43. He grated his knife across the plate.
• 44. The knife fell from her nerveless fingers.
• 45. He was wielding a large knife.
• 46. Two knife racks hold her favourite knives.
• 47. The man attacked him with a knife.
• 48. The knife pierced through his coat.