How to Use steak knife in a Sentence

steak knife

noun
  • Jolly was stabbed twice in the chest with a steak knife.
    Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 4 May 2022
  • Quint pulled out a steak knife and sliced the bed mattress.
    Kaylee Remington, cleveland, 4 June 2020
  • Want to go with a set of steak knives for a friend whose set is too dull?
    NBC News, 18 Dec. 2018
  • Ellie is able to duck out of sight and grab a steak knife.
    Randall Colburn, EW.com, 6 Mar. 2023
  • That’s when Hera slashed the woman across the face with a steak knife, Kerby said.
    oregonlive, 17 Oct. 2022
  • Not the steak knives of T. rex, but teeth with complex cusps and valleys.
    Steve Brusatte, Scientific American, 1 June 2022
  • In the bathroom, officers found a bloody steak knife on the floor.
    Matt Bruce, ajc, 28 June 2022
  • Set aside your steak knife for their filet mignon Oscar.
    Jennifer Peter, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Feb. 2021
  • In the girl's room, under her pillow, the mother found two kitchen knives and a steak knife.
    Jeff Piorkowski/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, 27 Oct. 2017
  • After dinner, the guards take away their plates but leave each of them with a steak knife.
    Quinci Legardye, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2021
  • The knife was described as a steak knife with a wooden handle.
    oregonlive, 21 Jan. 2020
  • Soon into the confrontation, Glover pulled out a steak knife and stabbed Jolly twice in the chest.
    Thania Garcia, Variety, 7 Apr. 2022
  • Gibson, the witness said, was gone, and a steak knife covered in what appeared to be blood was found on the kitchen counter.
    Holly V. Hays, Indianapolis Star, 27 Mar. 2018
  • The man was naked and roaming around with a steak knife, according to the scanner audio.
    Kim Hyatt, Star Tribune, 29 Nov. 2020
  • Cardinals and Kings Before there was the steak knife, there was the table knife, or the butter knife.
    Ernie Smith, Popular Mechanics, 28 Sep. 2017
  • Then, Gentry pulled out a steak knife and stabbed his father 20 times in the stomach, arms, legs, torso and back.
    Jamie Landers, The Arizona Republic, 12 Mar. 2021
  • Police seized Raid ant bait, shoe polish, a steak knife, a spoon, a phone and charcoal from the father’s home.
    Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 10 May 2018
  • Officers found in the second-floor bathroom the knife used in the stabbing, a steak knife with a six-inch blade and blood on its tip.
    cleveland, 13 Dec. 2019
  • In the April 20 Folsom bank robbery, Smith wielded what appeared to be a steak knife, the news release said.
    Cathy Locke, sacbee, 26 Jan. 2018
  • Detectives located a steak knife — covered in blood — on top of a mat on the floor.
    Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 30 May 2024
  • High-carbon stainless steel is the most widely used and is found in even the most affordable steak knife sets.
    Mike Richard, Men's Health, 16 May 2022
  • You probably won’t, but instead just grab the steak knife like a scimitar and get in there.
    Grace Wong, chicagotribune.com, 3 Oct. 2019
  • Abby pins her assassin’s hand to a windowsill with a steak knife.
    Abby Aguirre, Vogue, 10 Dec. 2020
  • Police went to Villagomez’s apartment and found a pool of blood on a coffee table, a steak knife with blood on the handle and blood on the walls.
    oregonlive, 10 Sep. 2019
  • Next to his body was a steak knife, and against the fridge near where police believe the shooting took place was a butcher knife, the affidavit says.
    Dallas News, 4 Oct. 2022
  • The deputies searched the BMW and found guns in the back seat arm rest and the glove box and a steak knife in the pocket of Radcliffe’s hoodie, according to an arrest report.
    Jaclyn Peiser, Washington Post, 20 June 2022
  • But, your guests need solid cutting implements too, which is why a good steak knife set is a must-have.
    Mike Richard, Men's Health, 16 May 2022
  • Serve steaks with steak knives or other knives that are sharp enough to easily cut through the meat without tearing it.
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 May 2023
  • The angry neighbor then allegedly took out a steak knife and began stabbing the wife.
    Fox News, 6 June 2018
  • Tyrannosaurus tooth marks are as unique as fingerprints – each of those chompers measured up to 30 cm (12 in) long and was serrated like a steak knife.
    New Atlas, 19 July 2024

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