How to Use shiv in a Sentence
shiv
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Maybe that’s the real irony, the way Ishiguro sticks in the shiv.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2021
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His speech had a lot of corny jokes, but that was just Mr. Zuckerberg’s way of hiding the shiv.
—Farhad Manjoo, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2017
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Crawford’s throat was slashed with a homemade knife, known as a shiv or shank.
—BostonGlobe.com, 27 Oct. 2019
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When her character Anne Montgomery leans in, look out for a shiv.
—Amy Nicholson, Town & Country, 24 May 2019
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The officer called for help as Brooks stabbed Little, who was also armed with a shiv and fought back.
—BostonGlobe.com, 27 Oct. 2019
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Then Greenwood lets loose a spiking shiv of a solo over a one-two-three punch rhythmic start-stop.
—William Goodman, Billboard, 14 June 2017
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Your elbows are jagged shivs, so clothes can be a problem, and shower curtains are a complete horror show.
—Max Lakin, The New Yorker, 23 May 2017
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That brings us to the second shiv into Medicare buried in the executive order.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2019
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Brady's reading a big ol' hardback during yard time when Jimmy approaches with a shiv.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 20 July 2022
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Blunderbuss, shiv or photon torpedo Perhaps the simplest way to attack a satellite is to hit it with a missile from Earth.
—The Economist, 18 July 2019
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In addition to the 10-inch machete, Budier-Herrara also had a container of pepper spray and a makeshift shiv with a plastic handle and razor blades attached by duct tape, police say.
—miamiherald, 26 Mar. 2018
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In this time of intense partisanship, shiv-in-the-kidney politics and squabbles over the meaning of truth, can Americans come together and agree that a politician slamming a journalist to the ground for asking a question is wrong?
—Michael M. Grynbaum, New York Times, 25 May 2017
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Maybe that’s the real irony, the way Ishiguro sticks in the shiv.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2021
-
His speech had a lot of corny jokes, but that was just Mr. Zuckerberg’s way of hiding the shiv.
—Farhad Manjoo, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2017
-
Crawford’s throat was slashed with a homemade knife, known as a shiv or shank.
—BostonGlobe.com, 27 Oct. 2019
-
When her character Anne Montgomery leans in, look out for a shiv.
—Amy Nicholson, Town & Country, 24 May 2019
-
The officer called for help as Brooks stabbed Little, who was also armed with a shiv and fought back.
—BostonGlobe.com, 27 Oct. 2019
-
Then Greenwood lets loose a spiking shiv of a solo over a one-two-three punch rhythmic start-stop.
—William Goodman, Billboard, 14 June 2017
-
Your elbows are jagged shivs, so clothes can be a problem, and shower curtains are a complete horror show.
—Max Lakin, The New Yorker, 23 May 2017
-
That brings us to the second shiv into Medicare buried in the executive order.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2019
-
Brady's reading a big ol' hardback during yard time when Jimmy approaches with a shiv.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 20 July 2022
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Blunderbuss, shiv or photon torpedo Perhaps the simplest way to attack a satellite is to hit it with a missile from Earth.
—The Economist, 18 July 2019
-
In addition to the 10-inch machete, Budier-Herrara also had a container of pepper spray and a makeshift shiv with a plastic handle and razor blades attached by duct tape, police say.
—miamiherald, 26 Mar. 2018
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In this time of intense partisanship, shiv-in-the-kidney politics and squabbles over the meaning of truth, can Americans come together and agree that a politician slamming a journalist to the ground for asking a question is wrong?
—Michael M. Grynbaum, New York Times, 25 May 2017
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