Examples of “knife” in a Sentence

noun A tool with a flat, usually metal blade sharpened along one edge and fixed to a handle, used for cutting.

• She sliced the bread with a bread knife.
• Always keep your kitchen knives sharp — a dull knife is more dangerous than a sharp one.
• He spread butter on his toast with a blunt knife.

verb To stab or cut someone with a knife.

• The film showed a thief who knifed a guard and ran off.
• Two people were knifed outside the club, according to the report.
• He was knifed in the arm during the scuffle.

verb To betray someone, especially a political ally.

• Party insiders accused him of knifing his own leader before the vote.
• She felt he had knifed her by telling the boss about her plan.
• Nobody expected him to knife his old friend in front of the whole team.