sheath knife

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Recent Examples of sheath knife Keep folding knives closed or sheath knives when not in use. Popular Science, 14 Apr. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sheath knife
Noun
  • The speaker that February night was Cassius Marcellus Clay, a bold and brawling Kentucky abolitionist, equally skilled with a stump speech and a bowie knife.
    Jon Grinspan, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2024
  • There’s a reason bowie knives were developed to be fighting knives.
    Jace Bauserman, Field & Stream, 19 July 2023
Noun
  • The Lakers landed two resounding blows that should have served as daggers.
    Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
  • In a close game with two minutes left, the player most likely to produce a dagger is Mississippi guard Sean Pedulla.
    Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • For the occasion, the office of the local governor had prepared an elaborate ceremony, with a military band and an honor guard standing at attention, the bayonets of their rifles glinting in the sun.
    Simon Shuster, TIME, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Striking miners were astonished to discover soldiers from the U.S. Army disembarking from train cars, their bayonets glittering in the frosty air.
    Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • All knives need to be sharpened over time to improve their usability, but some knives require more frequent sharpening.
    Jesse Raub, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Reduce heat to medium-low and cook on the second side until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, 5 minutes.
    Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The argument turned violent when Grier brandished a pocketknife, then got a bayonet-style knife with a long blade, the release said.
    Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2025
  • The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) routinely confiscates a variety of objects from passengers, from pocketknives to high-end electronics.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Nisa Mickens, 15, and Kayla Cuevas, 16, friends and classmates at Brentwood High School, were killed with a machete and a baseball bat by a group of young men and teenage boys who had stalked them from a car.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Armed with machetes, protesters shouted slurs at government officials while attempting to head to the offices where the prime minister and members of the Transitional Presidential Council work.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Think of stiletto nails as almond nails’ cooler, edgier cousin.
    Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Her stiletto nails were painted a neon yellow, and matched her pedicure.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 30 Mar. 2025

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“Sheath knife.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sheath%20knife. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.

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