How to Use pocketknife in a Sentence
pocketknife
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Adams used his pocketknife to stab the teen in the back and slit his throat, the records show.
—Uriel J. Garcia, azcentral, 11 July 2019
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When the two were alone, the other boy showed him a pocketknife.
—Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 27 May 2022
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Ward did not have his pocketknife at the time, the lawsuit says.
—Doha Madani, NBC News, 22 Feb. 2023
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The mother said the husband pulled out his pocketknife and stabbed that side of the bed.
—Sara Tabin, The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 Feb. 2021
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Ward did not have a pocketknife on him, the complaint said.
—Grace Hauck, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2023
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One of these days, men will no longer love or need their pocketknives this way.
—Southern Living, 1 May 2017
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One of these days, men will no longer love or need their pocketknives this way.
—Southern Living, 14 Oct. 2016
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The children went inside the tent, the husband grabbed his pocketknife and the wife called the sheriff.
—Zach Tuggle, USA TODAY, 3 Aug. 2022
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The Berea man said the Warren man was holding a small pocketknife in his hand.
—Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 30 June 2022
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Simmons jumped through the window, pulled out a pocketknife and cut the 6-year-old boy free.
—Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al.com, 28 June 2019
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When the jogger declined, one of the men brandished a pocketknife and robbed him of cash.
—Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2020
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One of them is slicing the whitish melon with a pocketknife.
—Emilio Fraia, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2019
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The officer, concerned the man might have a pocketknife, drew his weapon and ordered the man to the ground.
—Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 28 Dec. 2019
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My dad never left the house without his keys, a pen, and a pocketknife.
—Timothy Dahl, Popular Mechanics, 25 Jan. 2017
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Police spotted a pocketknife on the ground near his pants and a sheathed knife attached to the belt.
—Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 11 Mar. 2022
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His pocketknife connects with my back and slashes through the skin.
—WIRED, 14 Oct. 2022
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Then, scrape off the glue with a pocketknife or putty knife—be careful not to scratch the surface.
—Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 24 June 2019
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Simmons used his pocketknife to cut the boy free, saving his life.
—Elise Hammond and Brian Ries, CNN, 29 June 2019
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One way to test if a plant or part of a plant is still alive is by using a sharp pocketknife to make a small nick in the main branch.
—Daniel Cunningham, Dallas News, 24 Feb. 2021
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Wait about 20 minutes, then scrape off the glue with a pocketknife or putty knife.
—Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 24 June 2019
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The pocketknife was still in the collection at his death, 80 years later.
—Michael Astor, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2020
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The world’s largest pocketknife is held open by a single pin, Lonnie Basham said.
—From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 13 Oct. 2021
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His brother called the police in the early morning hours when Burks came to the house again with a pocketknife.
—Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 3 Nov. 2022
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The officer fished out his pocketknife and sliced through the driver’s seat belt, which was jammed.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2021
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Mann was later found to have a pocketknife with a 3.5-inch blade, but no gun was ever found.
—Anita Chabria, sacbee.com, 8 June 2017
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Attendants cleaned the aisles and the toilets, and offered key chains, pens and pocketknives for sale.
—New York Times, 26 June 2018
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A 23-year-old Naperville man has been sentenced to three years in prison for stabbing a 14-year-old boy with a pocketknife last year.
—Bill Bird, Naperville Sun, 8 June 2017
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The officer noted the man had a pocketknife inside a sheath on his belt.
—cleveland, 27 Oct. 2022
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Stopping in front of a case of pocketknives, Briganti considered the wares.
—Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2023
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Court charging documents said Caldwell used a pocketknife.
—Keith L. Alexander, Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2024
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