knife
noun
an instrument for cutting, consisting essentially of a thin, sharp-edged, metal blade fitted with a handle.
knifed
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past participleof knife.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof knife.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
knifenounan instrument for cutting, consisting essentially of a thin, sharp-edged, metal blade fitted with a handle.
Example Sentences
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Rickea Jackson, with her wiry strength and burst, knifed past defenders as Dearica Hamby mixed bruising post work with feather-soft finishes and Azurá Stevens — the most versatile of the bunch — filled every gap.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2025
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
Folsom threatened to regain the lead late in the third quarter, but Drew Cofield knifed through the line to block Lincoln Phelps’ 32-yard field-goal attempt and teammate David Montes recovered.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2023
He pointed his arms to the clear spring sky, knifed by the vapor trails of passing airplanes.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 16, 2023
A log-sized one knifed through the top of a water oak.
From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls
