Example Sentences
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Hunter knifed through the defense and broke for an 11-yard gain.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2025
Anthony Macias knifed through the line to block a punt at the goal line, and Max Magana recovered the ball in the end zone to give Pacifica a 14-6 lead late in the first quarter.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2024
Al-Shifa was the same hospital where Jihad had been born five months earlier — five months of searching all day for a little food, of nearly getting knifed over a little flour.
From New York Times • Apr. 23, 2024
He pointed his arms to the clear spring sky, knifed by the vapor trails of passing airplanes.
From Washington Post • Apr. 16, 2023
Headlights knifed through the darkness, all turned toward the Fullers’ porch.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
