Meanings of hold at knifepoint in English

A security review is under way at Waterford Regional Hospital after a nurse was held at knifepoint by a patient.

The Tottenham midfielder was held at knifepoint and punched after burglars broke in during the early hours of Wednesday morning.

A young woman has told a court she was assaulted over six hours and held at knifepoint by her former partner.

Last month Blackburn midfielder Vince Grella was also held at knifepoint when thieves broke in to his home in Wilmslow, Cheshire.

Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli has sustained minor injuries after being held at knifepoint and punched during a robbery in his London house.

Members of the Sea Voyager's crew were held at knifepoint by four armed pirates, but sounded an alarm and drove the attackers off.

Or another time, when he was kidnapped and held at knifepoint for a day by the ex-boyfriend of his girlfriend (Meadows's teenage years were colourful).