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Recent Examples of jackknifeThe collision caused the tractor-trailer to jackknife and hit a guardrail.—Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2024 And the name of the game is squats: Pistol squats, goblet squats with weight, and jackknife crunches are all part of the usual regimen for Naomi.—Jacqueline Tempera, Women's Health, 28 Apr. 2023 Nissan says the SUVs have jackknife folding keys that may not stay fully open.—BostonGlobe.com, 28 Feb. 2023 Some model year 2016 through 2020 Nissan Rogue and 2017 through 2022 Rogue Sports, have jackknife-style keys – the type in which the metal blade of the key flips out from within a plastic key fob.—Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 28 Feb. 2023 See All Example Sentences for jackknife
He belly flopped onto the ice in ecstasy and relief before he was mobbed by his teammates, and then the game stopped to celebrate the greatest goal scorer who ever lived.
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Chris Jones,
The Atlantic,
6 Apr. 2025
Since then, each Celtics road trip of four games or longer has given way to a similar belly flop at home.
Investigators were also not immediately aware of how Taylor was able to board the airplane with a knife, though Williams acknowledged that the country's smaller airstrips lacked security to fully search passengers.
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Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
Authorities were called to a residence there, near Harrison Avenue and West Bridger Street, the evening of April 5 to investigate a report of a physical disturbance involving a person with a knife.
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Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
18 Apr. 2025
Her header for England’s first goal showed the hunger and desire this England team needed, as did her near-post run to flick the ball onto Bright for their second in the first half.
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Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 2025
The 33-year-old scored a hat-trick of headers before heading into the stands after being substituted and was booked by the referee upon his return.
In June 2021, Joel Arciniega-Saenz stabbed James Garcia 84 times and severed a finger with a switchblade before decapitating him, according to a March 5 news release by the Doña Ana County District Attorney’s Office.
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Paloma Chavez,
Sacramento Bee,
7 Mar. 2025
Other Nixon advertisements showed images of urban riots, street crime and student protesters alongside pictures of rifles, switchblades and hypodermic needles.
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Jonathan Zimmerman,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2025
It’s designed with an exterior front zip pocket plus an interior zip pocket and back slip pocket to keep things like your phone, wallet, etc. neat and organized.
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Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
11 Apr. 2025
This one is crafted in Saffiano leather with contrasting gold-tone hardware, a top-zip closure, an interior slip pocket, and an adjustable strap.
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