as in jabbed
to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object
stabbed the pesky leaf with the tines of the rake
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Two people were stabbed at a transit station in Queens, with one of them dying, and a woman was set on fire and died on a subway car in Brooklyn.
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Jack Birle, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 Dec. 2024
Hernandez-Velasco, 32, was rushed to Stamford Hospital after he was stabbed at a party, cops said.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024
Both women appeared to have been stabbed multiple times, authorities said and the local medical examiner’s office confirmed, per FOX 11, WSAZ and MetroNews.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Medics took both to Elmhurst Hospital, but the man stabbed in the chest couldn’t be saved, police said.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 22 Dec. 2024
That led to a struggle, and the man pulled out a knife and stabbed two members of the group, the sources said.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 22 Dec. 2024
An autopsy revealed the father had been stabbed approximately 50 times and had sustained multiple injuries, including broken bones, strangulation marks, and blunt force trauma to the head, face, and back.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
Listen to this article Loading your audio article A Bronx mom stabbed to death by a longtime friend fought back with a hammer as her killer threatened to murder her three young children, the Daily News has learned.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 21 Dec. 2024
Their bodies, which had been stabbed, were found at the bottom of the hill the next day.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Jack Birle, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 Dec. 2024
Hernandez-Velasco, 32, was rushed to Stamford Hospital after he was stabbed at a party, cops said.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024
Both women appeared to have been stabbed multiple times, authorities said and the local medical examiner’s office confirmed, per FOX 11, WSAZ and MetroNews.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Medics took both to Elmhurst Hospital, but the man stabbed in the chest couldn’t be saved, police said.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 22 Dec. 2024
That led to a struggle, and the man pulled out a knife and stabbed two members of the group, the sources said.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 22 Dec. 2024
An autopsy revealed the father had been stabbed approximately 50 times and had sustained multiple injuries, including broken bones, strangulation marks, and blunt force trauma to the head, face, and back.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
Listen to this article Loading your audio article A Bronx mom stabbed to death by a longtime friend fought back with a hammer as her killer threatened to murder her three young children, the Daily News has learned.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 21 Dec. 2024
Their bodies, which had been stabbed, were found at the bottom of the hill the next day.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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