steak knife
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of steak knife
First recorded in 1925–30
Example Sentences
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Police have said Nowland, who suffers from dementia, had wandered the facility for several hours and taken a steak knife from the kitchen.
From Reuters ● May 20, 2023
Wendell Pierce said as he put down his steak knife.
From New York Times ● Sep. 28, 2022
“Please don’t use a steak knife to open boxes,” Busch says.
From Washington Post ● May 24, 2022
What Canelo Álvarez did Saturday night was the equivalent of cutting down a redwood tree with a steak knife.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2021
He races around the couch and I dart in the kitchen, scoop the steak knife off the table he’s just used to butter his bread.
From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña
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