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Meanings of knives in английском
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Examples for "knife"
Examples for "knife"
1
In Cape Town, the water supply situation is teetering on a knife-edge.
2
I remember some trouble not so long ago: someone pulled a knife.
3
The knife wasn't large; I think maybe he used a box cutter.
4
She reached with her right hand and easily pulled the knife free.
5
Even the way he held his butter knife suggested some new authority.
Usage of knives in английском
1
I've had guns and knives confiscated from my campaign events this year.
2
Before they left, I made sure my knives sat within easy reach.
3
Penny carried knives and forks to the table; Gordon brought the plates.
4
A set of knives and the beginning of a gruelling training regime.
5
Suspicions arose; she was searched; and two knives were found about her.
6
Large knives with jagged blades and notched handles; they don't need plates.
7
Some of them carried crude-looking weapons: cudgels, stone-headed axes, and stone-bladed knives.
8
Our horses are in the grove, and our knives in our belts.
9
Soon they will plunge their knives into its sacrificial victim: the taxpayer.
10
The best china was accompanied by some quite good knives and forks.
11
Many of the migrants were armed with knives and crowbars, he said.
12
Weapons flashed into view, long-handled hunting knives and daggers of varying shapes.
13
Here are some cloths and knives and forks in the dresser drawer.
14
Sir, - The cavalier attitude among the authorities towards knives is inexcusable.
15
You seem to be real good at slipping knives in women's backs.
16
IT was the lunchtime of the long knives in Brussels on Wednesday.
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United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common
Australia
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