How To Use Knife In A Sentence

Some spring from immediately below the earth, and may more properly be termed suckers; the others grow on the visible part of the stem or caudex, often close to the oldest leaves; these should be cut off with a sharp knife, in early summer, and if they have a little of the parent bark attached to them all the better. Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies.
So, he got out his bread knife and trimmed the quarter-loaf down to a couple of slices of dry toast.
This knife needs sharpening.
After several attempts to untie the knot, I admitted defeat and cut through it with a knife.
My knife slips off the screw and with a grating screech marks the white surface of the machine.

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The knife landed with its point sticking into the floor.
She used a knife to prise open the lid.
Somebody comes forward, examines, and then draws from out the grave, where it has lain, directly under the body, a knife -- a knife of peculiar shape and workmanship -- a long, keen, _surgeon's knife_! The Diamond Coterie
The slightest movement by either of us could have inserted the knife into his neck. Behind Closed Doors - advice for families with violence in the home
For instance, the man Peasley might have omitted the word knifed; also the explanatory words, argument boat fare, and the word mate. Cappy Ricks Or, the Subjugation of Matt Peasley
`The knife severed the spinal cord just where it enters the medulla. WITHOUT REMORSE
A blunt knife may be sharpened on a stone, but if a man is stupid there is no help for his stupidity.
Also, if Shilpa is subjected to more teasing from Jade's crew, she may well go postal and slash all the Celebrity Big Brother housemates' throats open with a breadknife. Big Brother Celebrity Hijack Betting Odds: Double Eviction, Emilia Out?
The entire knife feels solid and well made, and the blade is amazingly sharp.
Rachel hit the volleyball back over the net, and glanced up only to see Jade leaning against the post, a silver knife in her hand.
He produced a knife with a six-inch blade which he waved at the guard, forcing him to back off.
Drain well and chop finely in a food processor or with a knife.
There has been terrorism in the world, more or less nonstop, since twelfth-century Syria, when a persecuted Persian religious sect called the Assassins knifed people to death in crowds. The Fiddler in the Subway
My daughter points a pencil with a knife.
Garland pocketed the knife and headed back to show everyone the spot.
Each evening, before retiring, the careful wife sees that a hocho, or kitchen knife, is laid upon the kitchen floor, and covered with a kanadarai, or brazen wash - basin, on the upturned bottom of which is placed a single straw sandal, of the noiseless sort called zori, also turned upside down. Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan Second Series
Factories are using the top-shelf blade steels, leading-edge frame materials, and state-of-the-art synthetics to make knives that used to be reserved for the work of a custom knifemaker.
She used a knife to prise open the lid.
Schoolchildren could be frisked for weapons against their will as teachers are recruited into the crackdown on youth knife culture.
I prefer to use a knife and fork.
The first exhibit was a knife which the prosecution claimed was the murder weapon.
It helped her defuse a life-threatening situation in the Himalayas, when she and her friends were confronted by knife-carrying attackers.
Depardieu's flick-knife is stuck in his stomach, and the dying man's description of his attacker is pointedly applicable to Depardieu. Archive 2008-08-01
One knife had slashed his side, penetrating upwards through the muscle and entering the lung.
The knife severed an artery and he bled to death.
A blunt knife may be sharpened on a stone, but if a man is stupid there is no help for his stupidity.
Humph!" said Dan, as he speared up an apple out of the basket on the point of his knife, "ain't that something like what you call killing two ---- The Wide, Wide World
He slumped forward, the knife buried deep in his chest.
Rapping the knife with a baton, split a thin shingle from the side of a dry wood block. Basic Knife Skills by Field & Stream's Keith McCafferty
The serving table, attributed to Thomas Seymour, is topped by two extremely rare American knife cases that employ charred poplar to simulate ebony.
Insert a small knife into the top of the chicken breast to loosen the skin.
What do you bring to the jamboree,darling,huh? Aside from those baby blues and a knife?
Her accent is so thick you could cut it with a knife— I can hardly understand a word she says.
No wonder her work is cutting through the stale, stodgy world of Scottish desserts like a red hot knife through a wodge of sticky toffee pudding.
I cut myself on a knife.
The mad man came at us with a knife.
The Swiss have an interesting army. Five hundred years without a war. Pretty impressive. Also pretty lucky for them. Ever seen that little Swiss Army knife they have to fight with? Not much of a weapon there. Corkscrews. Bottle openers. "Come on, buddy, let's go. You get past me, the guy in the back of me, he's got a spoon. Back off, I've got the toe clippers right here". Jerry Seinfeld
But the man shook the knife at him. Christianity Today
That is despite going under the knife on Tuesday to cure a niggling groin problem. The Sun
BANGOR, Maine - A local man with a long criminal history allegedly threatened a store clerk with a knife on Monday night after she told him he was seen on the store's video surveillance system stealing an item, Bangor police Sgt. Paul Edwards said on Tuesday. BangorDailyNews.com - News
This design is a flexible spoon with a knife shaped tail which can be used to cut the skin of navel orange.
Remove before the drying cycle and chip off the residue with the back of a knife. Times, Sunday Times
When you're choosing a hunting knife, it's important to consider how you'll use it and the type of gamey-ou plan to hunt.
A pickpocket can cut through the straps with a sharp knife.
That there's a knife-rest, sor," said the ugliest cheerful man — or the cheerfullest ugly man — Kellen had ever seen. The Outstretched Shadow
He has now had two operations on a deep knife cut to his arm. Times, Sunday Times
He had survival gear, rope, a bowie knife, a hatchet.
The snow came down in handfuls and cars jackknifed to the left and right of us as we drove east on unplowed streets.
The tongue like a sharp knife... Kills without drawing blood. Buddha
After a year of falling markets, the US economy is now on a knife-edge.
The kukri is a traditional Nepalese large knife, which is carried by Gurkha soldiers.
Use a mallet or hammer to tap knife gently through flesh.
Then pound the liver to a paste, add a tablespoonful of salt, a saltspoonful of white pepper; add three quarters of a pound of clarified butter; pound well together and pass through a wire sieve; put into pots; smooth over the top with a knife, then pour over hot clarified butter or lard and keep in a cool place. My Pet Recipes, Tried and True Contributed by the Ladies and Friends of St. Andrew's Church, Quebec
I don't see anything wrong with a handguard or any other safety feature on a knife sharpener. More on Plaxico and Christmas
To repair the defect, first use a sharp knife to make two cuts at right angles across the blister.
Suddenly, he went at me with a knife.
The horseshoes are first pulled off, which are worth about 4s., the hoofs fetch 8s., the tail 2s.; the tallow is not worth much, the hide is worth something; the shinbones are sold to be converted into cane-heads, knife-handles, &c. A New York Paper States
Anyway after holding him up with a knife Ivan has put Dave through a window so it really is time to run away.
Score the card first with a knife.
All you will need is a sharp knife and a pot of glue.
He used his knife to deflect her sword and they clashed with a loud clang.
He appeared in the lounge brandishing a knife.
His older brothers always had to ask him to use the knife as we were setting up camp. Christianity Today
With a new blade in a utility knife, score the veneer front then back, flush with the stile on all edges; and bend it to complete the cut.
Pitch black -- hott, raw, and the fewer the lines the better for vin diesel as an actor. really liked how deadly he was with the knife. Vin Diesel and David Twohy to Finally Make 3rd CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK – Collider.com
But police now know the murder weapon was a knife with a ten inch long blade.
My favorite fishing knife is a yellow handle Case XX with a thin, pointed blade, hook hone, bottle opener, scaler and hook remover. On Favorite Fishing Knives
Using a paring knife or a melon ball scoop, hollow out the bottom of the cake, keeping the removed section intact.
The butcher knife was ruler over the long man of polished, with the thumb on the edge of metal transfer to try, a good skin itching feeling, this feeling is sweet.
In this first episode, nerves are jangling as one woman tries to open a tin with a carving knife and rolling pin. The Sun
He held a knife to her throat.
He had been sent there for committing robbery at knifepoint. Times, Sunday Times
This is also true of brain tumor of certain types, for example, frontal endotheliomata, where early removal of the growth demonstrates first that a ` ` physical '' agent changes mind and character, and second that a ` ` physical '' agent, such as the knife of the surgeon, may act to reëstablish mentality. The Foundations of Personality
I think its sad that the whole thing could have been a great opportunity to take the model of second life, and put a knife into the vampire capitalism that curses second-life, demonetize and thus democratize the platform. Well That Was Quick
Subsequently, Liu Kui-54-type pistol carrying, Zhou carrying fruit knife to pre-selected sites waiting for.
Today he was wearing a dark jacket with light flannels pressed to knife-edged sharpness. DOUBTFUL MOTIVES
This multitool cigarette case from the Great Depression will put your pocket knife to shame. HUFFPOST HILL - Where Republicans Move Their Money
He picked up his fork and knife.
Isabel's small hands closed over Peter's as they pressed the silver knife into the crenellated cake. THE WHITE DOVE
Wu Jinying is grasping steel knife to slaughter a cattle in workshop is involute arm, hand.
By means of his sharp hunting-knife he "girdled" this tree near the ground, and then higher up, so that the length between the two "girdlings," or circular cuttings, was about four feet. Popular Adventure Tales
The knife for cutting sausage was sitting in the sink.
Savage charged the creature, swinging his knife at the prothorax. MINUTES TO BURN
In a small wooden case hanging from the cart, there are knife stones, sand paper and a special tool for honing the edge of new knives.
And I'd be goddamned if I was going to scrape it all up with a butter knife.
The Swiss have an interesting army. Five hundred years without a war. Pretty impressive. Also pretty lucky for them. Ever seen that little Swiss Army knife they have to fight with? Not much of a weapon there. Corkscrews. Bottle openers. "Come on, buddy, let's go. You get past me, the guy in the back of me, he's got a spoon. Back off, I've got the toe clippers right here". Jerry Seinfeld
The captain coming up to have a little conversation, and to introduce a friend, seated himself astride of one of these barrels, like a Bacchus of private life; and pulling a great clasp-knife out of his pocket, began to 'whittle' it as he talked, by paring thin slices off the edges. American Notes
Stripped of their tough skins with a vegetable peeler or paring knife, broccoli stems make a delicious, slightly crunchy addition to any broccoli dish.
Use a proper fish knife and fork if possible as they are designed to cut through the flesh but not the bones.
She laid down her knife and fork and pushed her plate away.
“It might have been a breadknife,” said Oates seriously. Traitor's Purse
She pulled a knife and slashed at the angelic face before her.
She is currently working on an idea for a nationwide knife and gun amnesty. The Sun
without more ado Barker borrowed a knife from his brigade Major and honed it on a carborundum stone as coolly as a butcher
My new paint tubes are arranged in a neat arc, brushes and palette knife by their side, and an upturned white enamel plate ready to do duty as a palette until I can find an old one or buy new.
Add water and mix with a knife to a doughy consistency.
Lawlor brandished a butcher's knife, the two fought in the hallway, police were called, and Johnson left the Prestwick. Falls Church man Mark Lawlor convicted of capital murder of Genevieve Orange
Michael thrashed his legs and jackknifed his body, just like the hooded man had done, but Angel and Jordan were too strong. The Omega Theory
Believers also carry a knife - a kirpan - as one of five key emblems of their faith.
It may very well build my character for my house to be burned down, my wife to be raped, and one of my children to die from tetanus from a knife wound. An Argument for Home-Schooling
At least one knife was used and a broken pool cue.
The intruder whipped out a knife .
The edge of the plastic cut through my top lip like a knife through butter. Kevin Keegan - Black and White
A 16-year-old boy who carried out two knifepoint robberies after smoking cannabis has been named and shamed by a judge.
At the same time, the intelligence community and the U.S. Armed Forces have honed the integration of tactical intelligence and operations to a deadly knife's-edge.
Vase of St. Martin, which is as follows: when St. Martin visited the Martyr's Field at Agaune, he prayed for some time, and then stuck his knife into the ground, and was excusably astonished at seeing blood flow forth. Arts and Crafts in the Middle Ages A Description of Mediaeval Workmanship in Several of the Departments of Applied Art, Together with Some Account of Special Artisans in the Early Renaissance
Mr Barker suggested if they were going to "knife the Rubbish from Rio" then Mr Sono would be the perfect person to do it as he had "lank" experience of getting rid of Bafana coaches just before World Cups. IOL: News
The success of the project is still very much on a knife-edge.
Two of the knife thrusts were fatal.
He fits the saying, “Like the naughty she-goat who used her hoof to dig up a knife from under the earth” The Volokh Conspiracy » Al Jezeera releases a full transcript of the Bin Laden tape.–
Halve the lemon grass stalks and squash the bases with the flat side of a knife.
Stop fooling about with that knife of someone will get hurt.
Repeatedly she plunged the knife into his chest.
To bruise herbs, Mr. Sullivan advises crushing then with the back of a large knife or tapping them with a mallet.
Police were called to a house at Eddleston, near Peebles, early yesterday after an incident allegedly involving a knife.
Lightly score the surface of the steaks with a knife.
He pierced another hole in his belt with his knife.
What do you do with my pocket knife?
Men also wear pouches on the right side of their belts to hold a small knife and a pair of chopsticks.
He drew the tiny, hand-forged skean dhu, the little -black knife, " from its silk and leather sheath at his belt. The Chrome Borne
Peel a thick-skinned orange and square off the ends with a sharp knife.
All details of her woodcarvings, even the villi, or small hairs on the stem of each plant, are done by hand with a knife.
There you are — like a knife through butter,'said the demonstrator as the powered shovel swung back with its load.
Your table manners are appalling - don't you know how to use a knife and fork?
In addition to Progreso Lute, he will also visit Nunavut Baker Lake, Northwest Territories Yellowknife, Whitehorse, Yukon Territory and other places visited.
The lady behind the counter used a double-handled cheese knife to slice samples off of wheels of their aged edam and gouda.
Elsie Leung and Regina Ip conspire to place a knife above our heads.
Police were yesterday investigating possible links with a knife attack in nearby London Fields last Thursday.
My grandson is an outdoors boy who likes to hunt and I have been scared to death that he will take his pocket knife to school. Tiny LEGO Gun Spells Big Trouble For Student
But he did object to picnics; to the sudden departure of the family to wild surroundings for the consumption of cold, knifeless and forkless meals in the serious middle hours of the day. Mr. Britling Sees It Through
More and more women are choosing to go under the knife to improve their appearance.
Shaped like a knife, a bullroarer makes a humming noise when it is swung.
Ruby warns them they aren't ready to fight Lilith yet but they steal her knife and depart for New Harmony, Indiana. Supernatural Finale Spoilers
They also house a compass, map and knife sheath. Times, Sunday Times
Wriggling close to the hawser, he opened his jack-knife and went to work. The Lost Poacher
He then took out his knife and proceeded to clean the fish, and this was a signal for her to go and set up the beds.
A razor blade or serrated knife will work well.
The iron bill or chopping-knife, called parang, is in much esteem among them, it serves as a standard for the value of other commodities, such as articles of provision. The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants
Take the burrs off the cuts with a pocket knife or sandpaper or fingernail file.
His gaze settled upon her like a knife at her throat, his steps unfaltering. Earl of Durkness
Slit the roll with a sharp knife.
There was a bone knife, and a sling made of vines.
This political and bureaucratic game of musical chairs has the entire world on a knife edge, continued uncertainty and lack of confident decision making worsening sentiment.
Using a sharp knife cut each pear into quarters from the top down. Curtis Stone Shares Biggest Loser-Inspired Dessert Recipe
Well, I dunno," said Grandpa Walker, facetiously, balancing a good-sized morsel of food carefully on the blade of his knife, "that depen's on wuther ye're willin 'to take pot-luck with us or not. The Flag
Out of school, Scouts and fishermen would wear a sheath knife on a belt - I still remember my 4-inch blade in its sheath with the Scout logo.
How could he wish to also protect a young outlander with virtually no fighting experience and nothing but an old pocketknife as his only weapon?
The boline is the practical knife - if you need to trim a too-long candle wick, cut up some herbs, etc. while in ritual, the boline is the tool you reach for, not your athame. Witchvox - RSS Feed - New Articles This Week
The knife sliced through his ear.
My everyday knife that I keep in my pocket is a Kershaw. Favorite knife?
He sawed at the loaf with a blunt knife.
He had been stabbed repeatedly with a kitchen knife.
He pierced another hole in his belt with his knife.
It sat on the breadboard; someone had used our breadknife to cut part of it into neat, sticky slices... I pressed my palm to my mouth. NIGHT SISTERS
He picked up the knife and gave it to me.
I then decided that, while the designated keyboard-defluffing penknife should best stay blunt, my other penknives could do with sharpening. Times, Sunday Times
Even while injured last year he bored through the Kerry defence for a wonderful early goal like a knife through butter but after that the pain of a groin injury which had troubled him for quite some time took its toll.
But the figures do NOT include more than 250 fatal stabbings or thousands of more minor knife offences. The Sun
This knife will serve my turn.
Her husband was assailed by a young man with a knife in a Glasgow park.
In an hour's walk I saw enough to make me determine to give the place a trial, and on my return, finding the "Orang-kaya" was in a strong fever-fit and unable to do anything, I entered into negotiations with the owner of the house for the use of a slip at one end of it about five feet wide, for a week, and agreed to pay as rent one "parang," or chopping-knife. The Malay Archipelago, the land of the orang-utan and the bird of paradise; a narrative of travel, with studies of man and nature — Volume 2
Massive jaws sliced through his body like a knife through a stick of butter.
Bring the dough together with a palette knife first and then by hand. Times, Sunday Times
You should be able to see the knife through each thin slice. Times, Sunday Times
Burly runs at Crow, knife and arm raised, Crow easily side-steps the attack and snatches Burly's wrist twisting it around behind the wide man in a most unnatural position.
The units are configured with 22-in. coulters in front, followed by a row cleaner, tillage/fertilizer knife and independently floating, 18-in. berm-building discs.
He used his newly-acquired knife to remove his beard, leaving him clean-shaven.
He fingered his knife, but knew that even with it he was no match for the young man tall as a gau leng Manchurian, and the even taller yang gui zhi barbarian who came out of the house behind him. City of Glory
I grabbed the knife to try and stop him, but somebody behind me hit me on the head with a bottle.
One of the knife blows had punctured a lung.
Then, early in the morning, having your stoves and plenty of hot water in readiness, take the turtle, lay it on the table on its back, and with a strong pointed knife cut round the under shell (which is the callipee), -- there are joints at each end, which must be carefully found, -- gently separating it from the callipash A Poetical Cook-Book
She gave me her secret recipe on how to bake the perfect soda farl, so the next time I cut into one the knife won't bounce up and hit me in the face.
In this scene she is explaining to him the knife 's power: the ability to turn back time. Times, Sunday Times
'Sally, Sally, don't ever wander,' they'd sing, hoping to aggravate Mother into grabbing a knife again. MR STARLIGHT
The oyster knife might work but please don't try this at home. Times, Sunday Times
And how can you be sure they wouldn't react to seeing the Liston knife?
The knife has a curvaceous handle with front and rear guards built into the full tang blade steel.
The knife was like a pocket knife, but bigger, the blade was still sharp.
They pressed the silver knife into the cake.
I gnawed at my lip again; who, just who though, had wielded the knife?
(Combined pocket twoblade penknife with corkscrew, nailfile and pipecleaner). Ulysses
Use a proper fish knife and fork if possible as they are designed to cut through the flesh but not the bones.
He received a number of stitches for knife wounds to his chest and arm.
These have been due to either the release line twisting around the link knife, or wheat stubble becoming jammed in the ‘v’ of the blades.
Use a sharp knife to cut away the spare pastry.
My grandpa used to carry a big folding Stockman knife, with old fashioned bone handles and blades worn thin from sharpening.
Despite being arrested on charges from affray to possessing a knife, he has yet to see the inside of a prison. The Sun
The plan failed to achieve a simple majority of the Ankara parliament in a knife-edge vote on Saturday.
The Government is due to launch a nationwide knife amnesty next week. The Sun
For general purposes, a knife is a knife is a knife. hmphargh Learn To Sharpen Good Knives With Water Stones | Lifehacker Australia
He gripped his rifle and tied it to his back, unhitching his long bowie knife.
As for his would-be assassin, the Tories took turns yesterday to plunge the knife into Mr Lamont.
We need to do all we can to stop knife and gun crime. The Sun
The knifed-on ellipses stand out in slight relief against multicolored grounds of poured and squeegeed paint that sometimes imitate woodgrain or moire patterns.
As his fingers gripped the knife and tugged, the blade sliced into his palm.

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